California Code of Regulations
Title 3 - Food and Agriculture
Division 4 - Plant Industry
Chapter 2 - Field Crops
Subchapter 2 - Commercial Feed
Article 14 - Definitions and Standards
Section 2803 - Lignin Sulfonate
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) General Provisions: Lignin Sulfonate is ammonium, calcium, magnesium, or sodium salt, or a combination, of spent sulfite liquor derived from the sulfite digestion of wood in either a liquid or dry form. The moisture shall not exceed 6 percent by weight in the dry form, or 50 percent by weight in the liquid form. The label shall state whether the product is the ammonium, sodium, magnesium, or calcium salt or the combination thereof. Where the ammonium is used, the percent of equivalent crude protein from nonprotein nitrogen shall be guaranteed as applicable. The label shall show total sugars expressed as invert sugar, maximum moisture, maximum ash, and maximum sodium for sodium lignin sulfonate, maximum magnesium for magnesium lignin sulfonate, and maximum calcium for calcium lignin sulfonate.
(b) Spent lignin sulfonate is lignin sulfonate with part or all of the sugar removed by fermentation or other process and shall be labeled with the same guarantee as lignin sulfonate in subsection (a).
(c) When lignin sulfonate is added to a mixed feed, in an amount not exceeding 2 percent of the total mixture, the type of lignin sulfonate need not be stated in the list of ingredients of the mixed feed.
1. New
section filed 6-25-74; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 74, No.
26).
2. Amendment filed 11-4-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter
(Register 76, No. 45).
3. Editorial correction of NOTE filed 8-17-82
(Register 82, No. 34).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 14902, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 14992 and 15011, Food and Agricultural Code.
