COMMI SSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2018/1991 
of 13 December 2018 
author ising the placing on the marke t of berries of Lonicer a caer ulea L. as a traditional food from 
a third countr y under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 
(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 (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on 
novel foods, amending Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing 
Regulation (EC) No 258/97 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001 (1), and in particular Article 15(4) thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1)  Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 provi des that only novel foods author ised and included in the Union list may be 
placed on the mark et within the Union. Traditional food from a third countr y is a novel food defined in Article 3 
of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. 
(2)  Pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 
2017/2470 (2) establishing a Union list of author ised novel foods was adopt ed. 
(3)  Pursuant to Article 15(4) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, the Commission is to decide on the author isation and 
on the placing on the Union mark et of a traditional food from a third countr y. 
(4)  On 26 Januar y 2018, the compan y Solober ry Ltd (‘the applicant’) submitt ed a notification to the Commission of 
the intention to place berries of Lonicer a caerulea L. (‘Haskap’) on the Union mark et as a traditional food from 
a third countr y within the meaning of Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. The applicant requests for 
berries of Lonicer a caerulea L. to be consumed as such (fresh or frozen) by the general population. 
(5)  The documented data, presented by the applicant, demonstrate that berries of Lonicer a caerulea L. have a histor y of 
safe food use in Japan. 
(6)  Pursuant to Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, on 28 Febr uary 2018, the Commission forwarded the 
valid notific ation to the Member States and to the European Food Safe ty Author ity (‘the Auth ority’). 
(7)  No duly reasoned safety objections to the placing on the mark et within the Union of berries of Lonicer a caerulea L. 
were submitte d to the Commission by Member State s or the Auth ority within the four months period laid down 
in Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. 
(8)  The Commission should theref ore author ise the placing on the mark et within the Union of berries of Lonicer a 
caerulea L. and updat e the Union list of novel foods. 
(9)  Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 should theref ore be amended according ly, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION: 
Article 1 
1. Berries of Lonicer a caerulea L. as specif ied in the Annex to this Regulation shall be included in the Union list of 
author ised novel foods established in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470. 
2. The entr y in the Union list refer red to in paragraph 1 shall include the conditions of use and labelling 
requirements laid down in the Annex to this Regulation. 17.12.2018 L 320/22 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)OJ L 327, 11.12.2015, p. 1. 
(2)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 of 20 December 2017 establishing the Union list of novel foods in accordance 
with Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods (OJ L 351, 30.12.2017, p. 72). Article 2 
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. 
Article 3 
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 State s. 
Done at Brussels, 13 December 2018. 
For the Commission 
The President 
Jean-Claude JUNCK ER  17.12.2018 L 320/23 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX 
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended as follows:  
(1) The followi ng entr y is inser ted in Table 1 (Auth orised novel foods) in alphabetical order: 
Authorised novel food Conditions under 
which the novel 
food may be used Additio nal specific labelling requirements Other  
requirements 
‘Lonicer a caerulea L. berries (haskap) 
(Traditional food from a third countr y) Not specified The designation of the novel food on 
the labelling of the foodstuffs con­
taining it shall be “haskap (Lonicer a 
caerulea) berries”’    
(2) The followi ng entr y is inser ted in Table 2 (Specifi cations) in alphabetical order: 
Authorised novel food Specificatio ns 
‘Lonicer a caerulea L. berries (haskap) 
(Traditional food from a third countr y) Descr iption/Def inition: 
The traditional food are fresh and frozen berries from Lonicer a caerulea var. 
edulis. 
Lonicer a caerulea L. is a deciduous shrub belonging to the Capr ifoliaceae 
family . 
Typical nutr itional components of hask ap berries (given in fresh ber­
ries): 
Carbohydr ates: 12,8 % 
Fibre: 2,1 % 
Lipids: 0,6 % 
Prote ins: 0,7 % 
Ash: 0,4 % 
Water: 85,5 %’   17.12.2018 L 320/24 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN