“Dagger-blow to the whole of the UK industry” as FSA slashes CBD daily limit – Medical Marijuana Program Connection

The authority says this is based on new evidence from the industry and updated advice from its independent scientific committee – the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods Processes (ACNFP) and the Committee on Toxicity (cot) published today. ​

It states the updated advice, which amounts to 4-5 drops of 5% CBD oil a day, has been based on the average lifetime exposure to food products containing CBD.

To give a picture of the impact of this recommendation, most CBD drinks on the market contain at least 12.5mg of CBD per can.

Keeping advice vague in terms of what brands and retailers should do next, the FSA states: “Some products available on the market will have a higher dose of CBD per serving than 10mg a day, therefore consumers should check labels and consider their daily intake in light of this updated advice.”

It adds: “We encourage consumers to monitor their daily consumption of CBD by checking the CBD content of the product and consider if they wish to change it in light of this updated advice.”

The authority says it will update advice “if new evidence indicates a change is needed”.

Response to “one poor study”

Marc Burbidge, founder of the premium white label CBD products manufacturer B3 Labs, said the news would come as a huge shock to the industry and would primarily cause concern over reaction from retailers.

His only explanation for this sudden change of tact from the FSA could be their reliance on ‘bad data’ coming from toxicity results from full spectrum…