

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
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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
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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
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CBD Industry Toxicology Data Review
The 10mg ADI simply does not hold up, even for synthetic CBD, especially if a 300UF is likely excessive. Furthermore, the FSA’s exclusion of
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Sep 27, 202423 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Legalisation vs Decriminalisation of recreational cannabis use in the UK?
The issues with legalisation are that whilst you can have access to the plant, it's still under someone else's terms. But are those terms ac
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Sep 18, 202213 min read
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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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Aug 8, 20229 min read
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Exposing The Lies! Part 2
It's time to whistleblow against the FSA on behalf of the Hemp and CBD industry, there is blatantly a level of corruption that needs to be e
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Jul 14, 202218 min read
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Exposing the lies!
0.69% of the Novel Foods list is validated, yet just under half of them shouldn't be.
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Jul 4, 202215 min read
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