21 CFR §573.1010
The food additive xanthan gum may be safely used in animal feed as follows:
- (a)The food additive is xanthan gum as defined in § 172.695 of this chapter and meets all of the specifications thereof.
- (b)It is used or intended for use as a stabilizer, emulsifier, thickener, suspending agent, or bodying agent in animal feed as follows:
- (1)In calf milk replacers at a maximum use level of 0.1 percent, as fed.
- (2)In liquid feed supplements for ruminant animals at a maximum use level of 0.25 percent (5 pounds per ton).
- (c)To assure safe use of the additive:
- (1)The label of its container shall bear, in addition to other information required by the act, the name of the additive.
- (2)The label or labeling of the additive container shall bear adequate directions for use.