What rules and regulations govern CBD in the UK?
A high-level overview of the regulatory framework governing the three most common categories of CBD products. Those operating in the consumer arena or the CBD wholesale market should be advised of the web of regulatory tools which lay out the basis for compliant cannabinoids in the UK. CBD is widely available off the shelf via […]
The Hodges Review gauges public support for the UK’s ‘accidental’ cannabis sector
The main objective of the Hodges Review was to examine the current cannabis sector landscape and outline how best to support the safe and responsible growth – economic and social – of a sizeable and dynamic legal sector that is already established in the UK. Despite the growth potential and dedication within the industry, the report […]
CBD in food: 12,000 products now pending authorisation as FSA releases final list
The Food Standards Agency has updated the public list of CBD products, adding an additional 6,000 products. This is the complete list of ingestible CBD products currently allowed to remain on the market, which have been linked to a credible novel foods application. These are the only ingestible CBD products which can be sold […]
FSA provides update on the status of the public list, white labelling and looming deadline
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has said the public list of approved CBD products will be updated ‘as and when applications have been validated.’ The FSA will release a list in bulk form in the interim, indicating the applications which are ‘awaiting evidence’. A spokesperson for the food safety body met with the Association for […]
FSA issues clarification and new deadline for toxicology data
A number of CBD companies have until 28 February to provide sufficient toxicology data to the Food Standards Agency, or risk losing the right to sell their products. Cannabinoid Insight has learnt that up to 40 CBD companies which submitted summary data on epilepsy drug Epidiolex in their novel foods application, have until 28 February […]
British Cannabis snags Elixinol license
Australian CBD brand, Elixinol, is set to return to the UK market, following a new licensing and distribution agreement with British Cannabis. In 2021, Elixinol announced plans to cease trading in the UK and European Union in order to focus its attention on the US and Australian markets. The company said that decision was down […]
