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Trade Associations Provide Official Testimony Requesting that Congress Demand FDA Action on CBD Legislation
The Natural Products Association (NPA) and the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) provided official testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, asking that Congress demand the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) complete the work Congress directed the agency to do under the ...
CRN Denounces FDA Rejection of NDI Notifications for Hemp Extract Containing CBD
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has denounced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) rejection of two new dietary ingredient (NDI) notifications for full-spectrum hemp extract containing cannabidiol (CBD)—and urged Congress to act on pending legislative proposals that require the agency to address the lack of regulation of hemp-derived products. “CRN is extremely disappointed to ...
California Prepares New Regulations for Largest CBD Market in U.S.
California is considering new legislation that would establish safety standards for CBD products and prevent distributors and manufacturers from making false claims. California joins at least 23 other states that have introduced or passed legislation regulating CBD as a dietary supplement or food ingredient. California represents the largest market for CBD in the U.S., with estimated sales ...
New CBD Proposals Would Undermine Public Trust in Safety of Nutritional Supplements, NPA Says
The Natural Products Association (NPA) recently rejected new legislation introduced in the U.S. House that would allow CBD products to be used in dietary supplements. The bill, sponsored by Reps. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) and Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), fails to set a safe level of daily consumption and would do more to undermine public trust in the safety ...
Virginia Becomes First State to Regulate CBD as a Food Product
Virginia became the first state in the nation to pass legislation regulating CBD as a food product, according to the Natural Products Association (NPA). NPA President and CEO Daniel Fabricant, PhD, offered to meet with Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to discuss CBD regulations, and work with his administration to protect consumers. NPA’s letter to Gov. Northam can ...
Trump Requests $5 Million for CBD Regulation
President Trump requested $5 million to regulate the CBD industry in its new FY2021 budget. Specifically, the request would “allow the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue enforcing the law to protect patients and the public while also providing potential regulatory pathways … for products containing cannabis and cannabis-derived compounds.” “This is a step ...
CBD Usage Drops When Consumers Learn FDA Has No Safety Standards
In a warning sign for the burgeoning hemp and CBD industry, a new poll shows that 44 percent of Americans are less likely to use CBD products after learning that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has no standards in place to protect consumers, including 30 percent who say they would be far less likely to use ...
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