---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 73.275"
title: "21"
number: "73.275"
heading: "Dried algae meal."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/73.275"
---

# §73.275. Dried algae meal.

- (a) **Identity.** The color additive dried algae meal is a dried mixture of algae cells (genus Spongiococcum, separated from its culture broth), molasses, cornsteep liquor, and a maximum of 0.3 percent ethoxyquin. The algae cells are produced by suitable fermentation, under controlled conditions, from a pure culture of the genus Spongiococcum.
- (b) **Uses and restrictions.** The color additive dried algae meal may be safely used in chicken feed in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:
  - (1) **The color additive is used to enhance the yellow color of chicken skin and eggs.**
  - (2) **The quantity of the color additive incorporated in the feed is such that the finished feed—**
    - (i) Is supplemented sufficiently with xanthophyll and associated carotenoids so as to accomplish the intended effect described in [paragraph (b)(1)](#b-1) of this section; and
    - (ii) Meets the tolerance limitation for ethoxyquin in animal feed prescribed in [§ 573.380](/cfr/21/573.380.md) of this chapter.
- (c) **Labeling.** The label of the color additives and any premixes prepared therefrom shall bear in addition to the information required by [§ 70.25](/cfr/21/70.25.md) of this chapter.
  - (1) **A statement of the concentrations of xanthophyll and ethoxyquin contained therein.**
  - (2) Adequate directions to provide a final product complying with the limitations prescribed in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section.
- (d) **Exemption from certification.** Certification of this color additive is not necessary for the protection of the public health and therefore batches thereof are exempt from the certification requirements of [section 721(c)](/cfr/21/721.md?p=c) of the act.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 341, 342, 343, 348, 351, 352, 355, 361, 362, 371, 379e.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 15643, Mar. 22, 1977, unless otherwise noted.