The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has put temporarily on hold the inclusion of cannabidiol or CBD as a novel food authorized in Europe due to the lack of conclusive data and the doubts that still generate the possible dangers derived from its ingestion.
The cannabidiol and other derivatives of dope They began to emerge as a trend in the food industry a few years ago, and their use has only spread to all kinds of products. This fashion and the growing interest of different companies to legally manufacture and market their products in the countries of the Union led the European Commission to request the EFSA to assess the security of your consumption.
It is the usual procedure that is carried out in the European Union before being able to include a new ingredient or product in the list of novel foods or new foods of the future, whose main premise is that it must be completely safe for the consumer. And it seems that it is not so clear that CBD can be considered safe or risk-free.
According to the AESAN, the EFSA Technical Commission on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) has declared that it does not have sufficient data on the effects that cannabidiol may have on the human body, and furthermore, some animal studies show adverse reactions linked to reproduction whose effects are not yet known if they could be similar in humans.
The doors to legally include CBD as a possible new food for consumption or the preparation of food and beverages are not completely closed, but, for the time being, evaluation is interrupted. It is up to the applicants to provide the missing data and all the information necessary to clarify the uncertainty about their safety.
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CBD no, but hemp yes
Clarifying concepts, when talking about cannabis we refer generically to parts of the plant cannabis sativa and also to the psychoactive substances of the same. With dope Generally, the leaves of the plant and its dry buds are more specifically designated, while hashish is the resin obtained from them.
The cannabinoids they are the chemical compounds of the plant that produce psychoactive effects of various kinds in the organism; among them, THC is the one with the greatest psychotropic power. Cannabidiol or CBD is not a psychotropic compound, but it does meet pharmacological actions and there is insufficient data on the effects it may have on the body if consumed as food, in the short or long term.
A product derived from marijuana that can be marketed and consumed without risk is son hemp seeds, whole or ground, which are completely devoid of cannabinoids. It has become fashionable lately as course superfood for concentrating a large amount of nutrients, proteins, healthy fats, vitamins and minerals; basically like all edible seeds.
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