
Skunk, CBD & the MHRA’s Yellow Card List – A Deep Dive into Regulatory Manipulation
How did 'Skunk' end up on an MHRA Yellow Card list meant for medicines and vaccines? And why does the timeline perfectly align with GW Pharm
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Mar 1824 min read
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Marry Jane GmbH - A review of the company which (allegedly) started novel foods for CBD
This means that the application submitted by Marry Jane in 2015 was completed, with whole-plant and isolate clearly defined, but for some re
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Mar 111 min read
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CBD Industry Toxicology Data Review
The 10mg ADI simply does not hold up, even for synthetic CBD, especially if a 300UF is likely excessive. Furthermore, the FSA’s exclusion of
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Sep 27, 202423 min read
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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 16, 202413 min read
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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 19, 202331 min read
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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 17, 20239 min read
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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 5, 20239 min read
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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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Feb 1, 20237 min read
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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 17, 202333 min read
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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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Jan 6, 202324 min read
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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 22, 20224 min read
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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 14, 202215 min read
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'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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Nov 4, 202211 min read
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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 28, 202214 min read
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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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Sep 18, 202213 min read
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The Cold Press Conundrum...
Remember when one of the UK's favourite sandwich fillers all of a sudden had Omega oils in? I'm pretty certain that it was after 1996,
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Aug 30, 202212 min read
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Update on the Public Interest Disclosure (PID)
On the 19th of August, the Hemp Hound Agency received a reply from the FSA in regards to a submitted PID sent to them on the 15th of July th
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Aug 22, 20221 min read
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Industry thoughts and update
I honestly feel that CBD and Novel Foods is the most pressing issue right now, and that the issue in question is hidden in between more glam
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Aug 8, 20229 min read
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Exposing The Lies! Part 2
It's time to whistleblow against the FSA on behalf of the Hemp and CBD industry, there is blatantly a level of corruption that needs to be e
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Jul 14, 202218 min read
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Exposing the lies!
0.69% of the Novel Foods list is validated, yet just under half of them shouldn't be.
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Jul 4, 202215 min read
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