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FSA says authorities will need to step up CBD enforcement

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) CEO, Emily Miles, highlighted that applications are still going through an assessment process, and has warned the industry and retailers about the responsible marketing of CBD products.

In the FSA’s board meeting last week, Miles said that many of the CBD products currently on the market are not authorised for sale as they have not gone through a market authorisation process and a risk assessment. 

Miles emphasised that the FSA needs to catch up due to the large volume of applications for authorisation following the requirement for CBD companies to apply in February 2020, noting that the current 210 applications represent several thousands of products.

The industry was warned that it must take responsibility in the marketing of CBD products, and authorities were notified that they will need to ramp up efforts of enforcement as applications make their way through the approval process. 

Miles said the FSA will shortly be publishing two lists that authorities can use to implement this enforcement: authorisations that have been validated, and those with a  chance of getting credible evidence.

Read more: Analysis shows 90 per cent of CBD brands third-party test products 

Miles said: “We are triaging the applications very shortly – some will be rejected as not being credible, some we are awaiting evidence but we think that application is credible, and then some will be validated as credible applications.”

FSA chair, professor Susan Jebb, added that the FSA intends to work closely with the police and Home Office in regards to CBD products that contain THC, “as they are drugs and not food”, and that the organisation has concerns regarding some of the health claims associated with CBD products.

Jebb said: “Over next period we will be bringing industry into compliance, our message to consumers is to please take care if taking CBD – we have recommended a maximum of 70mg per day for healthy adult and the precautionary basis not to take it if a vulnerable consumer – as safety assessments have not been completed.”

In a statement, Miles commented: “My message to the CBD industry, and to retailers, is that you need act responsibly when marketing and selling these products. And my message to local authorities is that, as products are rejected from our market authorisation process, you may need to step up enforcement efforts. The FSA will support you in this process.”

Jebb added: “The FSA has a duty to protect consumers. I want to take this opportunity to ask people to think carefully before taking CBD and to follow the FSA’s advice about CBD products. The FSA will not hesitate to take action if evidence emerges that products are unsafe and consumers at great risk.”

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