

Someone's Telling Porkies: Defra Response to FSA Lies, and the Disappearing CBD Complaint
The original use of “Business As Usual” was during wartime, a deliberate attempt to maintain public calm while the world collapsed around them.
So the question is this: What war, exactly, is the FSA trying to normalise?
Against transparency, perhaps? If that is the case, it's interesting that it started at a time that is significant for CBD Novel Foods.
That is provable through the 2021 FSA FOI report, which, other than a modified response on 17/06/21, shows an abrupt stop
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Aug 89 min read


Conflicts, Cover-Ups, and Cannabinoids: Exposing UK CBD Regulatory Capture and Why the FSA Must Reopen The Hemp Hound Agency's Complaint
This is bigger than novel foods. This is about regulatory manipulation and undeclared conflicts of a senior Civil Servant when investigating a complaint that was made in the public interest.
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Apr 1412 min read


Skunk, CBD & the MHRA’s Yellow Card List – A Deep Dive into Regulatory Manipulation
How did 'Skunk' end up on an MHRA Yellow Card list meant for medicines and vaccines? And why does the timeline perfectly align with GW Pharm
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Mar 1824 min read


Marry Jane GmbH - A review of the company which (allegedly) started novel foods for CBD
This means that the application submitted by Marry Jane in 2015 was completed, with whole-plant and isolate clearly defined, but for some re
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Mar 111 min read


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 16, 202413 min read


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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May 10, 202412 min read


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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Mar 5, 20245 min read


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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Jul 21, 20236 min read


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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Jun 13, 20239 min read


Killing in the Name of .... - A look at the MHRA's yellow card list for Cannabis Sativa
I'm not saying that all of the events reported are associated with Sativex, Epidiolex and whatever other preparations have been trialled and
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May 9, 202316 min read


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 19, 202331 min read


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 20, 20231 min read


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 17, 20239 min read


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 5, 20239 min read


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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Feb 1, 20237 min read


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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Jan 17, 202333 min read


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 22, 20224 min read


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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Nov 14, 202215 min read


'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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Nov 4, 202211 min read


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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Sep 28, 202214 min read