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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has created a list of more than 3,500 food products infused with cannabidiol (CBD), bringing them one step closer to being authorised as part of government plans to wrest control over a flourishing industry.

The move ends a regulatory bottleneck for the industry which began when the sector was given a deadline of 31 March 2021 to submit Novel Food applications for CBD products on the market, after which a public list of CBD products permitted for sale to consumers would be released.

The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has released a list of cannabinoid (CBD) products which can be sold to consumers, becoming the first country globally to regulate the market for orally consumed, safe legal cannabis extracts.

THE UK has become the first country in the world to regulate the market for safe, orally consumed legal cannabis extracts, following the release today of the Food Standards Agency’s public list of cannabinoid (CBD) products permitted for sale to consumers.

The number of CBD products still in the running for full authorization in the UK has expanded following an announcement that 70 applications covering a total of 3,536 products were advanced by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

The UK’s food safety watchdog the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published the first list of CBD – or cannabis-based – food products which are expected to be authorised for sale in the UK.

The UK’s Food Standards Agency on March 31 published a list of CBD products permitted for sale to consumers while the FSA begins a full risk assessment of the products.

Only the CBD products featured on the list may stay on the market. Products not included must be removed from shelves.

Producers of food and drink products containing cannabidiol (CBD) have been provided with clarity over the future legality of their products on the UK market.

The United Kingdom has moved quicker than the United States on regulating cannabinoid (CBD) in foods, beverages and dietary supplements.

The list of credible CBD products is now “one step closer to being authorised” as the FSA announces the next steps in regulating the UK CBD market.

The FSA has today published its anticipated list of credible Novel Food applications, but what do you need to know as a CBD consumer in the UK?

A new commission for the United Kingdom (UK), the Hodges Review of UK Public Policy and Regulatory Stewardship of the Legal Cannabis Industry, will analyze its current legal cannabis industry and make recommendations on how to best maximize its growth, consumer satisfaction, and competitive potential on a global scale.

A new commission has been set up by The Centre for Medicinal Cannabis (CMC), the Association for the Cannabinoid Industry (ACI) and First November Group to review the legal cannabis industry in the UK.

Some of the UK’s leading cannabinoid industry groups have announced a new commission to review the regulations and policies relating to the country’s legal cannabis industry.

“The FSA has put in a tremendous amount of work to assess the many applications made, including the super-dossier submitted by ACI on behalf of our members,” said Steve Moore, Founder of ACI.

ACI rejects concerns over the future of the UK’s hemp industry after alliances accused a recent government CBD report of excluding crop producers in favour of pharmaceutical and research laboratory businesses.

Up to 40 CBD (cannabinoid) companies have been contacted by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) and told they have until 28 February to provide sufficient toxicology data or risk their products being removed from sale.

Participants in the UK’s CBD sector are on stand-by as they await the long-anticipated publication of the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) list of approved CBD products. The list represents the biggest shake-up to date in the still-young industry.

The U.K.’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) is expected to release a public list of cannabinoid (CBD) products permitted for sale to consumers. Only products on the list will be able to stay on the market, while those not included will need to be removed.

CBD stakeholders in the UK are anticipating the release of a list of compliant products from food safety authorities expected any day as they look to gain footholds in the world’s second-biggest CBD market.

The UK’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) has made a list of recommendations to UK government on how to regulate the country’s growing CBD sector.