Food Standards Agency

Jun 5
20 min

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 16
13 min

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 10
12 min

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 5
5 min

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 20
41 min

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, 2023
6 min

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, 2023
9 min

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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Mar 19, 2023
31 min

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, 2023
15 min

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 20, 2023
1 min

Hemp & CBD Industry Poll: 20/02/2023

please take time to answer the 20 short questions below. The results of this pole will be submitted to the FSA before 28/02/2023,

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Feb 17, 2023
9 min

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, 2023
9 min

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, 2023
7 min

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 6, 2023
24 min

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, 2022
4 min

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 4, 2022
11 min

'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, 2022
14 min

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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Aug 30, 2022
12 min

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 22, 2022
1 min

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 8, 2022
9 min

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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