

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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Did she really just say that???
It's been hard for me to suss out what to write about Alison Hernandez's opinion in regards to the classification of cannabis, as I'd contac
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Jun 24, 20228 min read


A letter of concern to the FSA
From The Hemp Hound Agency Rules for thee, but not for me - How many times in the last few years have you come across this saying? Well...
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Apr 12, 20228 min read