Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1991 of 13 December 2018 authorising the placing on the market of berries of Lonicera caerulea L. as a traditional food from a third country 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.)

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1991
• Articles: 4

Article 1

1.   Berries of Lonicera caerulea L. as specified in the Annex to this Regulation shall be included in the Union list of authorised novel foods established in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470.

2.   The entry in the Union list referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the conditions of use and labelling requirements laid down in the Annex to this Regulation.

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 following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended as follows:

(1)

The following entry is inserted in Table 1 (Authorised novel foods) in alphabetical order:

Authorised novel food

Conditions under which the novel food may be used

Additional specific labelling requirements

Other requirements

‘ Lonicera caerulea L. berries (haskap)

(Traditional food from a third country)

Not specified

The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be “haskap ( Lonicera caerulea ) berries”’

(2)

The following entry is inserted in Table 2 (Specifications) in alphabetical order:

Authorised novel food

Specifications

‘ Lonicera caerulea L. berries (haskap)

(Traditional food from a third country)

Description/Definition:

The traditional food are fresh and frozen berries from Lonicera caerulea var. edulis.

Lonicera caerulea L. is a deciduous shrub belonging to the Caprifoliaceae family.

Typical nutritional components of haskap berries (given in fresh berries):

Carbohydrates: 12,8 %

Fibre: 2,1 %

Lipids: 0,6 %

Proteins: 0,7 %

Ash: 0,4 %

Water: 85,5 %’