German government sides with EIHA on CBD ‘novel food’ question

The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) said it has achieved “groundbreaking success in the discussion about the generally permissible trade and sale of CBD-containing products,” as the German Federal Government and the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) has endorsed the Association’s view that “foodstuffs containing parts of the hemp plant are in principle not ‘novel’ foods under EU regulations.”