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 Title 27 - Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms
 Chapter I - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of the Treasury
 SubChapter A - Alcohol
 Part 20 - Distribution and Use of Denatured Alcohol and Rum
 Subpart F - Formulas and Statements of Process
 General-Use Formulas

  § 20.118 - Rubbing alcohol general-use formula.  

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  • § 20.118 Rubbing alcohol general-use formula.

    (a) Rubbing alcohol is an article made with S.D.A. Formula No. 23-H

    (1) containing 70% ethyl alcohol by volume

    (2) made in accordance with one of the two formulas prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section, and

    (3) labeled in accordance with § 20.134(e) of this part.

    (b) Either of the following two formulas is approved for manufacturing rubbing alcohol:

    Formula A
    S.D.A. formula no. 23-H 103.3 fl. oz.
    Sucrose octa-acetate 0.5 av.oz.
    Water q.s. 1 gallon.
    (If desired, odorous, medicinal and/or colorative ingredients may be added.)
    Formula B
    S.D.A. formula no. 23-H 103.3 fl. oz.
    Benzyldiethyl (2: 6-xylylcarbamoyl methyl) ammonium benzoate (denatonium benzoate) 0.88 grains.
    Water q.s. 1 gallon.
    (If desired, odorous, medicinal and/or colorative ingredients may be added.)

    [T.D. ATF-199, 50 FR 9162, Mar. 6, 1985, as amended by T.D. TTB-140, 81 FR 59458, Aug. 30, 2016]