UK CBD Firms Given Deadline For EU Compliance

BREAKING NEWS: UK food regulator, FSA, has given CBD firms until the 31 March 2021 to submit valid novel food applications under new EU rules. FSA says it will not take products off shelves until then, but has also warned some consumers against taking CBD due to "potential adverse health effects."

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The UK’s Food Standards Agency has laid down the gauntlet to the country’s cannabidiol (CBD) industry with a March 2021 deadline for European Union novel food compliance.

“After 31 March next year, only products which have submitted a valid [EU novel foods] application will be allowed to remain on the market,” the FSA stated in an announcement issued on 13 February

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