[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 6]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR573.420]

[Page 503]
 
                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 573--FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED IN FEED AND DRINKING WATER OF ANIMALS--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart B--Food Additive Listing
 
Sec.  573.420  Ethyl cellulose.

    The food additive ethyl cellulose may be safely used in animal feed 
in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:
    (a) The food additive is a cellulose ether containing ethoxy 
(OC2H5) groups attached by an ether linkage and 
containing on an anhydrous basis not more than 2.6 ethoxy groups per 
anhydroglucose unit.
    (b) It is used or intended for use as a binder or filler in dry 
vitamin preparations to be incorporated into animal feed.