[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Mobility is a top priority for consumers—as reflected by the bone and joint health market. “Research commissioned by Lonza found that joint health is one of the top five health concerns for consumers in the U.S., with 36% of respondents reporting that they are concerned about maintaining joint health,” says...
Silver Spring, MD—FDA is reopening the comment period for last year’s CBD hearing. The hearing was intended to obtain scientific data and information about the safety, manufacturing, product quality, marketing, labeling, and sale of products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds; the docket for public comment was supposed to close on...
Caliva has launched its first hemp-based CBD (hCBD) infused unsweetened cold brew coffee, Soul Grind. Available in Black, Mexican Chocolate and Vanilla flavors, each 8 fl. oz can of Soul Grind is comprised of organic cold brew with 100mg caffeine and 10mg broad-spectrum hCBD. Soul Grind’s hCBD is infused using...
Washington, D.C.—A Utah Senate Committee passed a resolution urging Congress and the President to “act quickly to protect American consumers” by requiring the FDA to “issue product quality and safe consumption guidelines for cannabidiol (CBD) products,” according to a press release from the Natural Products Association (NPA). NPA worked with...
Silver Spring, MD—FDA has released a statement regarding their work dealing with cannabidiol (CBD), emphasizing a focus on protecting public health and providing market clarity. FDA notes in their statement that, while CBD is available in a variety of products, the agency has recently updated the public on concerns about...
Anaheim, CA—Following the official postponement of Natural Products Expo West due to concerns regarding novel coronavirus, COVID-19, many in the industry took to social media to discuss what can be done to support smaller companies and emerging brands that are expressing concerns about lost investment and missed opportunities to spread...
Washington, D.C.—The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will delay enforcement, under the interim final rule (IFR), of the requirement for labs to be registered by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and will stop requiring producers to use a DEA-registered reverse distributor or law enforcement, to dispose of non compliant...
Rockville, MD—U.S. retail sales of cannabis and cannabidiol (CBD) products reached $14 billion in 2019, and are on pace to increase 18% per year to $33 billion in 2024, according to data published in a new report from Packaged Facts titled Cannabis and CBD: U.S. Retail Market Trends and Opportunities.
Washington, D.C.—The FDA failed to meet its deadline to provide a Congressionally mandated report on how it plans to regulate cannabidiol (CBD), according to a press release from the Natural Products Association (NPA). In last year’s spending bill, Congress instructed the FDA to adopt an enforcement discretion policy within 120...
Fairfield, IA–Food safety, testing, and sustainability organization FoodChain ID announced that is is now the exclusive certifying body for the U.S. Hemp Authority (USHA) Certification seal. “With the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, hemp’s extracts such as CBD [cannabidiol] with a THC level of not more than 0.3 percent (as...
