COMMI SSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2015/244 
of 16 Febr uary 2015 
concer ning the author isation of Quinoline Yello w as a feed additiv e for non food-producing 
animals 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION, 
Having regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 
Having regar d to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 
on additives for use in animal nutr ition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1)  Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the author isation of additives for use in animal nutr ition and for the 
grounds and procedures for granting such author isation. Article 10 of that Regulation provides for the re- 
evaluation of additives author ised pursuant to Council Directive 70/524/EEC (2). 
(2)  Quinoline Yellow was author ised without a time limit in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC as a feed additive 
for non food-producing animals and for food-producing animals as regards certain processed feedingstuffs as part 
of the group ‘Colourants’. This substance was subsequently entered in the Register of feed additives established in 
Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 as an existing product, in accordance with Article 10(1) of 
Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 
(3)  In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 7 thereof, an 
application was submitte d for the re-evaluation of Quinoline Yellow as a feed additive for non food-producing 
animals and, in accordance with Article 7 of that Regulation, the applicant requested that additive to be classified 
in the additive catego ry ‘sensor y additives’. That application was accompan ied by the particulars and documents 
required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. 
(4)  The European Food Safety Auth ority (‘the Author ity’) concluded in its opinion of 10 July 2013 that, under the 
proposed conditions of use in feed, Quinoline Yellow does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human 
health or the environment. Consider ing the evidence provided by the applicant, the Auth ority also concluded 
that the efficacy of Quinoline yellow with respect to the dose and the nature of the feedingstuffs and their 
processing cannot be assessed. However , the Author ity also stated that for this additive, which is author ised in 
food, where the function for feed is the same as that for food, no further demonstration of efficacy might be 
necessar y. As the recommended maximum level proposed by the Author ity for this additive is similar to the 
levels author ised for food in different types of products, the Commission considered that there is sufficient 
evidence of the efficacy of this substance. The Author ity does not consider that there is a need for specifi c 
requirements of post-marke t monitori ng. It also verified the repor t on the method of analysis of the feed 
additives in feed submitt ed by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. 
(5)  The assessment of Quinoline Yellow shows that the conditions for author isation, as provided 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 
specified in the Annex to this Regulation. 
(6) Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifications to the conditions of author i­
sation, it is appropr iate to allow a transitional period for inter ested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new 
requirements resulting from the author isation. 
(7)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committ ee on 
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, 17.2.2015 L 41/8 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29. 
(2)Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concer ning additives in feed ingstuffs (OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1). HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION: 
Article 1 
The substance specif ied in the Annex, belonging to the additive catego ry ‘sensor y additives’ and to the functional group 
‘colourants: substances that add or restore colour in feedingstuffs ’, is author ised as an additive in animal nutr ition 
subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. 
Article 2 
The substance specif ied in the Annex and feed containing that substance, and whic h are produced and labelled before 9 
March 2017 in accordance with the rules applicable before 9 Marc h 2015, may continue to be placed on the mark et 
and used until the existing stocks are exhausted. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following 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 State s. 
Done at Brussels, 16 Febr uary 2015. 
For the Commission 
The Presid ent 
Jean-Claude JUNCKER  17.2.2015 L 41/9 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX 
Identifica ­
tion 
number of 
the additive Additive Compo sition, chemical formula, descr iption, analytical 
method Species or cat­
egor y of animal Maximum 
age Minimum 
content Maximum 
content 
Other provisions End of period 
of author isation mg of active substance of kg 
of complet e feedingstuff with 
a moisture content of 12 % 
Categor y of sensor y additiv es. Functional group: Colourants. (i) substances that add or restore colour in feedingstuffs 
2a104 Quinoline 
Yellow Additive composition 
Quinoline Yellow 
Quinoline Yellow is descr ibed as the sodium salt as 
the principal compo nent 
Char acter isation of the active substance 
Percentage for the compo nents of Quinoline yello w 
is: 
—  2-(2-quinolyl) indan-1,3-dione-disulf onat es: 
≥ 80 %, 
—  2-(2-quinolyl) indan-1,3-dione-monosulf onat es: 
≤ 11 %, 
—  2-(2-quinolyl) indan-1,3-dione-tr isulf onat es: 
≤ 7 %. 
Chemical formula: C18H9N Na2O8S2 (sodium salt) 
CAS No: 8004-92-0 (principal compo nent) 
Quinoline Yellow solid form, produced by chemical 
synthesis 
Purity criteria: 
Colour ing matter ≥ 70 % of, calculat ed as the so­
dium salt 
Calcium and potassium salts ≤ 30 % 
Analytical methods (1) 
For the quantifi cation of total colour ing matt ers 
cont ent of Quinoline Yellow in the feed additive 
and feedingstuffs: spectrophotome try at 411 nm 
(FAO JECF A monographs No 1, Vol. 4). Non food- 
producing an­
imals — — 25 1.  In the directions for use 
of the additive and pre­
mixture, indicate the sto­
rage and the stability con­
ditions. 
2.For safety: breathing pro­
tection, safety glasses and 
gloves should be worn 
during handling.  9 March 2025 
(1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of European Union Reference Laborato ry: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/eurl/feed -additives/evaluation-repor ts   17.2.2015 L 41/10 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN