---
kind: "section"
citation: "27 C.F.R. § 20.101"
title: "27"
number: "20.101"
heading: "Drafting formulas."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/27/20.101"
---

# §20.101. Drafting formulas.

- (a) In preparing Form 5150.19, the manufacturer shall, for each ingredient containing ethyl alcohol, identify—
  - (1) The percent alcohol by volume of the ingredient, if known, and
  - (2) The supplier's name and serial number or approval date of the supplier's approved formula covering the manufacture of the ingredient.
- (b) In preparing Form 5150.19, manufacturers may—
  - (1) Identify ingredients by generic names rather than brand names, and
  - (2) **Identify quantities of ingredients used in ranges rather than in finite quantities.**
- (c) If ranges of ingredients are used, as authorized by [paragraph (b)(2)](#b-2) of this section—
  - (1) The lower range shall not be zero for any ingredient, and
  - (2) The range for usage of specially denatured spirits shall not exceed ±5%.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 5001, 5206, 5214, 5271-5275, 5311, 5552, 5555, 5607, 6065, 6109, 7805.

### Source

Source: T.D. ATF-199, 50 FR 9162, Mar. 6, 1985, unless otherwise noted.