‘Novel Foods,’ Europe’s hemp food history in focus at EIHA
Hemp extracts and the EU’s Novel Foods Catalog will be in focus at this year’s European Industrial Hemp Association Conference June 5-6 in Cologne as…
Food & Drink
Euro stakeholders take a stand in Germany over ‘novel foods’
Hemp food stakeholders in Europe have taken a stand over hemp extracts in Germany after that country’s Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety…
Hemp food processor in Germany is fully solar powered
An overview of Hemp Factory a fully solar-powered food processing facility in northwestern Germany, has been added to the program for the Hemp Machines &…
FDA warns 3 U.S. CBD sellers over ‘egregious’ cancer claims
The U.S Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission jointly issued warning letters to three American companies for unsubstantiated claims regarding CBD….
Who changed EU novel food rules? Those who profit from the sick
As European hemp food stakeholders have taken up the battle to reverse recent changes to EU rules on hemp extracts, the whole furor begs a…
Euro stakeholders upbeat on reversing CBD-in-food rule changes
European hemp stakeholders came away upbeat from a meeting with European Commission officials yesterday as they seek to reverse recent food rule changes that could…
Facebook ban pushes Finnish hemp processor to the edge
A company which spent almost €275,000 on Facebook advertising over three years has seen its sales plummet after the online media giant started rejecting their…
Tilray scoops up Manitoba Harvest, plans line of CBD products
Canadian cannabis giant Tilray Inc. has has agreed to acquire hemp food maker Manitoba Harvest for $277.5 million in cash and stock, Tilray announced. The…
ICCI urges CBD, food makers to get EU approval
The International Cannabis and Cannabinoids Institute (ICCI) has recommended that European producers of CBD and hemp extract apply for novel food authorization from the EU…
Taking the ‘hemp’ flag into the battle with social media giants
Another skirmish in the broader battle to get “hemp” free in the social media space launched from Planet Boulder on Yahoo Finance (YF) earlier this…