21 CFR §584.725
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- (a)Product. 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 (9,10-secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-triene-3β, 25-diol).
- (b)Conditions of use. This substance is generally recognized as safe as a source of vitamin D3 activity in feed or drinking water of broiler chickens when used in accordance with the limitations in paragraph (c) of this section.
- (c)Limitations.
- (1)Not to exceed 69 parts per billion (ppb) in feed or 34.5 ppb in drinking water. It shall be used in accordance with good manufacturing and feeding practices.
- (2)The product must comply with the following specifications:
- (i)Not less than 94.0 percent 25-hydroxyvitamin D3.
- (ii)Not more than 1 percent of any individual sterol.
- (iii)Not more than 5 percent water.
- (iv)Not more than 20 parts per million (ppm) lead.
- (v)Not more than 20 ppm aluminum.
- (vi)Not more than 1.0 percent solvents and non-detectable levels of 2′. 4′. 5′. 7′-tetraiodofluorescin.
- (3)Product labeling shall bear the following:
- (i)A statement to indicate that the maximum use level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 must not exceed 69 ppb in feed or 34.5 ppb in drinking water.
- (ii)Adequate use directions to ensure that 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (and all premixes) is uniformly blended throughout the feed or drinking water.
- (iii)An expiration date on all premix labeling.
- (iv)A statement on all premix labeling (feed and drinking water forms) that 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 should not be used simultaneously in both feed and water.