COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2022/1247 
of 19 July 2022
concer ning the author isation of Allura Red AC as a feed additiv e for small non-f ood producing 
mammals and ornamental birds 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION,
Havi ng regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Havi ng rega rd to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 Sept ember 2003 on 
additives for use in animal nutr ition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provid es for the author isation of additives for use in animal nutr ition and for the 
grounds and procedures for granting such an author isation.
(2) In accordance with Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitte d for the 
author isation of Allura Red AC. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required 
under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(3) The application concer ns the author isation of Allura Red AC as a feed additive for small non-f ood producing 
mammals and ornamental birds, to be classified in the catego ry ‘sensor y additives’ and in the functional group 
‘colourants’.
(4) The European Food Safet y Author ity (‘the Auth ority’) concluded in its opinion of 11 Novem ber 2021 (2)that, under 
the proposed conditions of use, Allura Red AC does not have adverse effects on animal health, consumer safety or 
the envi ronment. The Author ity could not conclude on the effic acy of Allura Red AC when used in feed for small 
non-f ood producing mammals and ornamental birds, consider ing the wide variety of feedingstuffs used in compl ete 
and compl ementar y feed for small non-f ood producing mammals and ornamental birds, and the uncer tainty of 
which concentration of Allura Red AC would result in a visible effect. However , the Auth ority also state d that for 
this additive, which is author ised in food and, where the function for feed is the same as that for food, no further 
demonstration of efficacy might be necessar y. The Author ity also verified the repor t on the methods of analysis of 
the feed additive in feed submitte d by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(5) Moreover , Allura red AC is already author ised in feed for cats and dogs by Commission Imple menting Regulation 
(EU) 2020/197 (3)and the Author ity concluded, in its opinion of 24 Apr il 2012 (4), that Allura Red AC is effective 
in colour ing a typical feed for dogs at a minimum dose of 50 mg/kg, which is similar to the minimum levels 
proposed by the Author ity for this use in small non-f ood producing mammals and ornamental birds.
(6) In view of the abov e, the Commission theref ore considers that there is suffi cient evidence of the efficacy of this 
substance.
(7) The assessment of Allura Red AC shows that the conditions for author isation, as provid ed for in Article 5 of 
Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfi ed. According ly, the use of that substance should be author ised as 
specifi ed in the Annex to this Regulation.
(8) The measures provid ed for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committ ee on 
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
(1)OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.
(2)EFSA Jour nal 2021;19(12):6987.
(3)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/197 of 13 Febr uary 2020 concer ning the author isation of allura red AC as a feed 
additive for cats and dogs (OJ L 42, 14.2.2020, p. 4).
(4)EFSA Jour nal 2012;10(5):2675.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 20.7.2022 L 191/3  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION:
Article 1
The substance specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive cate gory ‘sensor y additives’ and to the functional group 
‘colourants’, is author ised as an additive in animal nutr ition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day followi ng that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 July 2022 .
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYENEN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 191/4 20.7.2022  ANNEX 
Identifica -
tion 
number of 
the 
additiveAdditiveComposition, chemical formula, descr iption, 
analytical methodSpecies or categor y of 
animalMaximum 
ageMinimum 
conten tMaximum 
conten t
Other provisi onsEnd of period of 
author isationmg active substance/kg 
of complet e feed with a 
moisture content of 
12 %
Categor y: Sensor y additiv es. Functional group: Colourants. (i) substances that add or restor e colour in feedingstuffs
2a129 Allura Red AC Additive composition:
Allura Red AC descr ibed as the sodium salt as 
the principal compo nent.
Solid form (powder or granules)Guinea pig
Chinchilla
Degu
Hamster
Gerbil
Chipmunk- - 5001.In the directions for use of the 
additive and premixtures, the 
stora ge conditions and stability 
to heat treatment shall be indi ­
cated .
2.For users of the additive and 
premixtures, feed business op­
erators shall establish opera ­
tional procedures and organisa ­
tional measures to address 
poten tial risks resulting from 
its use. Where those risks can­
not be eliminated or reduced to 
a minimum by such procedures 
and measures, the additive and 
premixtures shall be used with 
personal prot ective equipment, 
including skin, eyes and breath ­
ing prote ction.9 August 2032
Char acter isation of the active substance:
Allura Red AC consists essentially of disodium 
2-hydro xy- 1-(2- metho xy-5-methyl- 
4-sulf onato-phen ylazo) naphthalene- 
6-sulf onate and subsidiar y colour ing matt ers 
together with sodium chlor ide and/or sodium 
sulphate as the principal uncoloured 
compo nents.
The calcium and the potassium salts are also 
permitted .
Produced by chemical synthesis
Purity criteria: content not less than 85 % tota l 
colour ing matt ers, calculat ed as the sodium 
salt (assa y)
Water insoluble matt er: ≤ 0,2 % Subsidiar y 
colour ing matters: ≤ 3 % Org anic compounds 
other than colour ing matte rs:
— 6-hydro xy-2-naphthalene sulfonic acid, 
sodium salt: ≤ 0,3 %Ferrets
Other small non- 
food producing 
mammals, excep t 
dogs and cats- - 99
Canar ies
Budge rigars
Mynahs
Toucans- - 45
Lovebirds - - 51
Cockat iels - - 79
Cocka toos - - 115
Amazons - - 145
Parrots - - 147
Yellow breast 
macaws- -150EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 20.7.2022 L 191/5  — 4-amino-5-metho xy-2- meth ylbenezene 
sulfonic acid:
≤ 0,2%
— 6,6-o xybis (2-naphthalene sulfonic acid) 
disodium salt: ≤ 1 %
Unsulf onat ed primar y aromatic amines:  
≤ 0,01 % (calculat ed as aniline)
Ether extractable matte r: ≤ 0,2 % from a 
solution of pH 7
Chemical formula: C18H14N2Na 2O8S2
CAS number: 25956-17-6
EINECS number: 247-368-0Blue-throate d 
macaws- - 173
Hyacinth macaws - - 214
Other ornamental 
birds - - 45
Analytical method (1)
For the quantifi cation of Allura Red AC in the 
feed additive:
—spectrophotometr y at 504 nm (Commis ­
sion Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 refer ­
ring to FAO JECF A monographs n. 1 
(Vol. 4))
For the quantification of Allura Red AC in 
feedingstuffs:
— high performa nce liquid chromat ography 
coupled to tandem mass spectrometr y 
(LC- MS/MS)
(1)Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laborato ry: https://joint-research-c entre.ec.europa.eu/eurl-fa-eurl-f eed-additives/eurl-fa-author isation/eurl-f a-evaluation- 
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