Cannabis

Jun 520 min read

Three Points to Discuss Part 3 - The Curious Case of RP427

There is every reason why the ACNFP should not be happy with RP427 The main issue is that the application itself is specifically for 10% CB

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May 1613 min read

Three Points to Discuss Part 2 - Ethics and the FSA

Regardless of the intent, is it right that the FSA stops, or targets companies for changing their labels to reflect consumer information tha

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May 1012 min read

Three Points to Discuss Part 1 - The FSA and the ASA

The question is, if I made a complaint now to the MHRA saying "Brains are blurring the lines between foods and medicines!", would the Border

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Mar 55 min read

Escalation - a preview of The Hemp Hound Agency's meeting with the FSA to discuss the Public Interest Disclosure Complaint against their handling of novel foods for CBD products

Escalation - a preview of The Hemp Hound Agency's meeting with the FSA to discuss the Public Interest Disclosure Complaint against their han

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Feb 2041 min read

The Hemp Hound Agency's review of Cannabis in the UK

In the early days of January this year, it became apparent that the FSA were working towards the first applications to be adjudicated for pr

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Jul 21, 20236 min read

Public Interest Disclosure complaint Update (21/07/23)

From The Hemp Hound Agency On 12/05/23 the Food Standards Agency (FSA) responded to a complaint that was lodged on 15/07/22 in regards to...

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Jun 13, 20239 min read

The Deloitte report: A Controversial Collaboration Shrouded in Industry Influence

The Deloitte report is in, and despite the FSA saying that it's not all about CBD products, I'm not too sure.

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May 9, 202316 min read

Killing in the Name of .... - A look at the MHRA's yellow card list for Cannabis Sativa

I'm not saying that all of the events reported are associated with Sativex, Epidiolex and whatever other preparations have been trialled and

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Mar 19, 202331 min read

The true extent of control

Have the Home Office dictated the direction of Novel Foods for CBD products? It's definitely a possibility, both in 2017 AND 2019!

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Mar 8, 202315 min read

Leading the pack

Dushey, Naturecan and Qunubu have joined The Hemp Hound Agency. Rio-Vitalise and Cannabiofera have renewed, and the world is a happy place.

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Feb 17, 20239 min read

Deloitte - A look at those about to redefine Novel Food Regulations

This is The Hemp Hound Agency's investigation into Deloitte, who were awarded a contract by the Food Standards Agency to review Novel Foods

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Feb 5, 20239 min read

February's Directory Push: US/UK edition

But it doesn't just cover how we're working by two sets of rules, it also covers how some companies have pulled down posts that have been hi

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Feb 1, 20237 min read

Communication issues

Well the question is, did the FSA define anything effectively during the run up to Novel Food deadlines for the CBD industry? If they didn't

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Jan 17, 202333 min read

Ask the MHRA

How is Novel Foods, the 'recreational vs medicinal' debate, and the Home Office's clampdown on drug use connected? By the TIGRR report!

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Jan 6, 202324 min read

Battleplans for 2023

Article 4's and traditional herbal registrations, that and more are listed in The Hemp Hound Agency's flight path for 2023

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Nov 22, 20224 min read

The Hemp Hound Reset!

When I launched The Hemp Hound Agency the intention was to be a signposting and advisory service that runs a promoted directory. If...

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Nov 14, 202215 min read

Have EIHA dropped the ball?

Let me be blunt, those toxicology reports signify a clear danger to the industry, let alone the EIHA membership, and for various reasons.

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Nov 4, 202211 min read

'Ask The FSA' FAQ's: Cold Press Hemp Oil with an Advertised Cannabinoid Content, and Article 4's

Do you ever get the sense that cold press hemp oil is a 'problem'? I don't mean for any associations who're protecting their members interes

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Sep 28, 202214 min read

Public Interest Disclosure update

On 21/09/2022, I received a reply from the FSA in regards to the Public Interest Disclosure that was launched on 15/07/2022. In that disclo

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Sep 18, 202213 min read

Legalisation vs Decriminalisation of recreational cannabis use in the UK?

The issues with legalisation are that whilst you can have access to the plant, it's still under someone else's terms. But are those terms ac

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