
Cefyn Jones
- Jul 21
- 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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Cefyn Jones
- Jun 13
- 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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Cefyn Jones
- Mar 19
- 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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Cefyn Jones
- Feb 20
- 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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Cefyn Jones
- Feb 17
- 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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Cefyn Jones
- Feb 5
- 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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Cefyn Jones
- Feb 1
- 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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Cefyn Jones
- Jan 17
- 33 min
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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Cefyn Jones
- Jan 6
- 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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Cefyn Jones
- Dec 17, 2022
- 8 min
Key CBD Industry Connections for 2023
The Hemp Hound membership update and directory push But first... Now, back to business! Since March of this year, The Hemp Hound Agency...
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Cefyn Jones
- 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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Cefyn Jones
- Nov 14, 2022
- 15 min
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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Cefyn Jones
- 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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Cefyn Jones
- 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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Cefyn Jones
- 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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Cefyn Jones
- 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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