UK FSA claims to enforce regulations required for “CBD novel foods”

Any CBD products that do not pass the appropriate test and are not approved for distribution in the UK market will be able to freely be removed from the shelves by employees of the trade standards departments. This situation is likely to continue in the country even after the United Kingdom leaves the EU .

The pages of the profile electronic publication of Ukrainian hemp breeders have already described, “How do manufacturers of CBD products try to circumvent the rules relating to the category of“ new products ”, for which they create the appropriate lobbying groups. Another structure warning of excessive penalties for consumers and industry for the "disproportionate" regulation of CBD extract has appeared on the UK market . The Alliance for Natural Health International appeals to the UK government and claims that “the desire to control drugs , cosmetics andfoods containing cannabidiol extracts should be called into question. ” In this connection , lobbying groups have been so active recently in Great Britain aimed at preventing government control over products that include drug-free cannabis extracts, primarily cannabidiol, and try to understand this material.

Agency employees Food Standards (Food Standards Agency, FSA) UK alarmed boom foods , food supplements , cosmetics and beverage, containing in its composition extracts cannabidiol (CBD), most of which violate the criteria prescribed by the Directive of the EU and on the "new products . ” Agency management officially announced that “it expects companies to comply with the new food production process , which includes providing information on the safety of manufactured goods and will ensure compliance with the new rules on food products , which include CBD extract.” That is why it can be said with a high degree of probability that “beer, sweets and chocolate containing hemp extracts will be banned in England . It should be noted that a statement by experts from the UK Food Standards Agency came almost immediately after "the FDA officially announced the insecurity of using cannabidiol extracts." 

The UK Food Standards Agency has officially confirmed that foods containing cannabidiol extract sold in the country are considered “new foods ” that require a special safety assessment before being sold to consumers. Producers of this kind of food should now apply for permission to sell their goods or face the threat of unlimited fines and an official ban on the sale .

Immediately after the FSA’s position regarding “new products ” was published, the Agency received sharp criticism from various companies and trading groups specializing in sales of CBD products on the territory of “Foggy Albion”. A number of firms have stated that they will ignore the FSA's efforts to comply with the relevant EU Directive . In their opinion, despite the fact that “the FSA continues to seek a“ proportionate ”approach to regulating products containing non-drug cannabinoid extracts, the Novel Foods rules apply to all CBD products currently sold on the country's market.” 

In turn, English lawyers argue that “any CBD products that do not pass the appropriate test and are not approved for distribution in the UK market will be able to freely remove from the shelves by employees of the trade standards departments. This situation is likely to continue in the country even after the United Kingdom leaves the EU . ”

Commentary of the Ukrainian Technical Hemp Association

The market for food , beverages and cosmetics containing cannabidiol is growing rapidly in the UK . In 2020, annual sales are projected to exceed £ 750 million (about $ 1 billion).

During the round table “ Use of cannabinoids in the treatment of severe / chronic diseases ”, held as part of the “ Hemp University ”, on separate panels “ Use of biologically active additives based on the therapeutic properties of hemp ”, as well as “ Use of green mass” of technical hemp therapeutic focus in everyday life ”will cover issues related to the most effective use of the therapeutic properties of hemp plants in the composition of pi Thania , cosmetics , biologically active and feed additives .