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Italy Reclassifies Natural CBD Oil As Medicine Containing Narcotic
Italy reclassifies natural CBD as a narcotic drug. The decision may see challenges from companies marketing in Italy natural CBD supplements registered in other European countries, given that the European Court of Justice (CJEU) overturned a similar position taken by France in 2020.

EU Authorities Clamp Down On Unsafe Erectile Dysfunction Supplements In Q2
Dietary supplements containing unsafe or unauthorized substances, including a number marketed to enhance sexual performance, were reported to the European Commission by national regulators on more than 50 occasions in the second quarter of 2023.

US Hemp Supplement Market Could Go Up In Smoke, Cast Cloud On Cannabis Without Regulation
Market's direction depends on different influences, according to witnesses testifying at recent House hearing looking at FDA’s position on using hemp ingredients in food and dietary supplements. Rising costs and plummeting prices hit marketers as acreage for hemp and amount harvested shrink.

US FDA Kicked Around In House Hearing Along With Its Progress On Regulating Hemp Industry, Market
Republicans don’t waver from stance that FDA not only doesn’t need additional tools but also should’ve already established regulation of hemp products. Democrats recommend giving FDA a chance.

Delta-8 THC Chewed Up As Unsafe Food Additive In Gummies In Latest US FDA Warnings
Warnings to firms in Fargo, ND, and Norwalk, CA, come two weeks after FDA included delta-8 and CBD in first list of food ingredients determined to have unsafe uses as unapproved food additives and after warnings to six businesses offering candy, cookies and other snacks containing delta-8 in packaging similar to name-brand food products.

Food In Capitol Hill's Lawful Hemp Recipe, But CBD, Delta-8 On FDA Unsafe Food Ingredients Menu
All legislation introduced in Congress on establishing hemp as lawful dietary ingredient also would extend change to food ingredients. Two hemp derivatives among 12 ingredients on FDA’s first list of food ingredients unsafe for use in food.

US Regulators’ Warnings Letters Reheat Concerns About Allowing Hemp Ingredients In Food
FDA long has doubted safety of using cannabinoids in food products while saying it’s open to finding a pathway for allowing hemp-derived ingredients’ use in supplements. Warning letters to six businesses could be exhibit A for FDA’s argument against cannabinoids’ use in food.

US HBW Executive Decisions: Bayer Consumer President, HIA Council Chair, CRN Staff
Tomasi moves from CCO to lead Bayer North America consumer health; Cabrera heads Hemp Industries Association Cannabinoids Council; and CRN adds legal, government affairs staffer.

Industry Looking For Details As Legislation Looks Likely On Hemp Ingredients' Use In Supplements
Whether lawmakers will favor legislation aligning with FDA’s thinking or hemp industry’s preferences isn’t known, says Jonathan Miller, US Hemp Roundtable general counsel. “We're feeling pretty confident that something's going to happen.”

US Hemp Industry Group Rings Alarm With Congress About FDA’s Safety Conclusions
US Hemp Roundtable general counsel cautions congressional leaders about “agency’s misguided use of incomplete safety data as the basis for its continued refusal to regulate CBD as a dietary supplement or food additive.”

Details Dished On Regulatory Pathway US FDA’s Developing For Lawful Hemp In Supplements
Pathway separate from FDA’s regulation of drugs and food would include rules on content limits, labeling, disclosure of ingredients– including assurances of no contaminants, and requirements to mitigate accidental ingestion.

Industry Asking Congress To Adjust Hemp Definition, Establish FDA Regulation 'Now"
Hemp Industries Association, National Industrial Hemp Council and US Hemp Roundtable say their “unprecedented alliance among 31 nonprofit hemp organizations portends promise for congressional enactment of the industry’s agenda.”

CBD, Ashwagandha Among Supplements Removed From EU Market By Authorities In Q1
Food supplements containing unsafe or unauthorized substances were reported to the European Commission by national regulators on around 30 occasions in the first quarter of 2023.

Bioactive Ingredients: Maybe Difficult To Isolate, But US Regulatory Questions Are Obvious
FDA becoming increasingly strict in regulating bioactive, or functional ingredients in food and supplements. Planning ahead and incorporating R&D into regulatory compliance key to quicker approval.

First UK CBD Novel Food Authorizations Not Expected Until 2024 At The Earliest
Summer 2024 is the earliest that the UK Food Standards Agency expects CBD applications to be fully authorized, according to its most recent board meeting. However, even this belated deadline could slip if the Home Office complicates matters or if the FSA is flooded with other regulated product applications. Meanwhile, the official CBD list has swelled to over 12,000 products, with thousands now validated and a few “removed” by mistake.

Bill Steering Hemp In Supplements To NDI Notification Pathway Introduced For Third Time
Virginia Republican Morgan Griffith has same message for FDA he’s previously stated about hemp ingredients. Agency “has dragged its feet in properly regulating CBD and hemp-derived products on the market, creating confusion about its legal uses,” he says.
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