Tag: novel food

How To Deal With Any Official Who Challenges Your CBD Products As ‘Novel Foods’

by Peter Reynolds

Reports are already reaching CannaPro of Environmental Health and Trading Standards officers jumping the gun on novel foods enforcement, despite the FSA postponing any action until after 31st March 2021. This guidance is intended to help CBD suppliers in any interaction with officials both before and after 31st March 2021. Remember, not all of these … Continue reading How To Deal With Any Official Who Challenges Your CBD Products As ‘Novel Foods’

Advice/Guidance on the ‘Novel Foods’ Threat

by Peter Reynolds

1. The FSA made an announcement on 13th February 2020 stating: “Having considered the many issues at play, the FSA has set a deadline of 31 March 2021 to submit, and have validated, your novel food authorisation applications. After 31 March 2021, only products which have a fully validated application will be allowed to remain … Continue reading Advice/Guidance on the ‘Novel Foods’ Threat

Cannabis Professionals (CannaPro) To Publish Guidance on The Novel Foods Threat

by Peter Reynolds

Make no mistake, the attempt to seize control of the burgeoning CBD market under the guise of the EU Novel Foods Regulation is a hijack by bureaucrats and big business. This new market has exploded from zero to £300 million per annum in just the last few years. It now exceeds the combined market for … Continue reading Cannabis Professionals (CannaPro) To Publish Guidance on The Novel Foods Threat

The British CBD Industry Must Stand Up For Itself Against The Novel Foods Scam And Big Business Predators

by Peter Reynolds

British CBD businesses need to become politically active and fight back against the sinister forces that are trying to seize control of our industry.  With the new Parliament we now have the opportunity to engage our MPs to help support and drive forward our businesses.  This is a role that all MPs take seriously.  It … Continue reading The British CBD Industry Must Stand Up For Itself Against The Novel Foods Scam And Big Business Predators

An Update On CBD, the Novel Food Scam and the Fatcats Who Plan to Take Over the Market.

by Peter Reynolds

The CBD Market Has Been Built By Small British Businesses. It is About To Be Stolen By Government-Backed Big Business. Over about the last five years, small British businesses have built the CBD market from zero to hundreds of millions in annual sales. It’s been driven by rapidly changing attitudes towards cannabis and a realisation … Continue reading An Update On CBD, the Novel Food Scam and the Fatcats Who Plan to Take Over the Market.

The CBD Market Can Help Drive Cannabis Law Reform But Selling So-Called ‘CBD Flowers’ Could Take Us Backwards

by Peter Reynolds

Compliant businesses operating responsibly within the legal cannabis sector will help to drive reform. Blurring the lines between legal and illegal products will delay progress.   It seems that the crackdown on the open sale of cannabis flowers online and in high street stores is here. Both in the UK and Ireland, several shops have … Continue reading The CBD Market Can Help Drive Cannabis Law Reform But Selling So-Called ‘CBD Flowers’ Could Take Us Backwards

The EU’s Attempt To Deem Cannabis Extracts As Novel Foods Will Fail.

by Peter Reynolds

Status of Hemp Extracts in Europe – European Industrial Hemp Association The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) has published an excellent eight page document which refutes the recent move by EU food safety agencies to deem cannabis extracts as ‘novel foods’. Download the document here. The document explains the entire situation and demonstrates very clearly … Continue reading The EU’s Attempt To Deem Cannabis Extracts As Novel Foods Will Fail.

Notes on Teleconference with FSA, 1st February 2019

by Peter Reynolds

Attendees: Peter Reynolds, Cannabis Professionals (CannaPro) Alison Asquith, FSA Colin Clifford, FSA Paul Tossell FSA 1. FSA advised that the industry has “one last chance” to submit evidence of significant consumption of CBD extracts within EU area prior to 1997. 2. CannaPro requested clarification as to which authority stipulates this deadline and how long the … Continue reading Notes on Teleconference with FSA, 1st February 2019

Another Attack by Bureaucrats on CBD and its Consumers

by Peter Reynolds

Today’s article in the Daily Mail on CBD follows that publication’s usual pattern – there is a kernel of truth but on top of that is piled inaccuracy upon misleading comment upon nonsense. So let’s deal with the truth and send the nonsense back to the Daily Mail where it belongs. Within the last few … Continue reading Another Attack by Bureaucrats on CBD and its Consumers