EFSA Considering New CBD Toxicity Data While Clock-Stop Causes Industry ‘Economic Harm’

The European Food Safety Authority is evaluating new reproductive and developmental toxicity data published since it paused CBD novel food applications last year due to safety concerns, according to food law consultancy, Legal Foods.

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The European Food Safety Authority, EFSA, is reviewing cannabidiol toxicology data published since it “stopped the clock” on CBD novel food applications last year due to safety concerns, according to food law consultancy Legal Foods.

Specifically, EFSA is evaluating a paper by Rayetta Henderson and colleagues published this year that looks at CBD's potential...

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