All CBD articles – Page 3
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News
CBD player Cannaray proposes merger with Cellular Goods
Cannaray is planning to list its consumer CBD brands on the London Stock Exchange through a reverse takeover of Cellular Goods
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Puresport to tackle retail market after beating £1.3m crowdfunding goal
Professional rugby union player Grayson Hart founded Puresport in 2018 to offer drug-tested athletes a natural alternative to opioid-based painkillers.
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Trip secures £10m for mainstream CBD push
CBD start-up Trip has secured a £10m investment to fuel its rapid growth and bring the brand to a mainstream customer base.
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Category Report
Can CBD pass the shopper test? Category report 2022
FSA approval has caused short-term pain, but CBD suppliers say it could be a long-term gain as they look to win over new shoppers
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Tenacious Labs branches out into petcare market as CBD buy-and-build strategy continues
It’s the third deal struck by the London-headquartered business since it launched in early 2021
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Edible insects will face novel foods process, says FSA
Agency proposes regulating the category along similar lines to CBD
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Fifth of UK adults have used CBD or cannabis oil for health, says new research
Those who had bought CBD products were most likely to have done so online
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Analysis and Features
Inside a CBD tale that’s not so novel
The FSA has yet to approve the CBD products on its notorious ‘list’ but there are CBD products exempt from novel foods authorisation
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News
Body & Mind Botanicals
In a recent article on the Food Standards Agency’s list of CBD products with an active application for novel foods authorisation, The Grocer included Body & Mind’s CBD range as being among the 120 brands not included In a recent article on ...
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Analysis and Features
10 British agritech startups blazing an agricultural revolution
The homegrown agritech sector is becoming a major success story, boosted by government investment. Here are 10 of the best leading the way
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CBD gin brand launched on £1,000 budget sold in seven figure deal
Since the sale its founder has kicked off a new business advising entrepreneurs and SMEs on bootstrapping, growth strategy and fundraising.
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Comment and Opinion
Can CBD businesses mount a legal challenge against the FSA?
Many CBD companies remain unhappy with the way the FSA is conducting itself in the novel foods process, says Nicholas Earles, COO, Foodtech Compliance
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News
FSA updates list of tradeable CBD products from 3,500 to 6,000
The additions included brands stocked by major retailers such as CBDfx, Leaf Life, Kiki, Pollen and Vita Coco
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David Beckham-backed CBD brand pulls ingestibles range
Cellular Goods has suspended sales of its ingestible CBD range after it failed to comply with Food Standards Agency rules
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FSA confirms tradeable CBD list will be updated ‘very shortly’
The list is to get two updates before 30 June, following complaints from brands missing from it
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Comment and Opinion
The FSA’s half-baked ‘novel foods’ list has undermined the CBD market
A fortnight has passed since the list’s introduction, and the FSA has made no amendments to it
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News
FSA to add more brands to list of tradeable CBD products
Several brands say they have received confirmation from the FSA they are to be added soon
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Analysis and Features
What’s next for the 120 CBD brands not on the FSA’s list?
The FSA says brands not on its list should be removed from sale – but many are on shelves at major retailers such as Sainsbury’s and Amazon
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David Beckham-backed CBD brand among over 120 the FSA wants removed from sale
Other well-known affected brands include Vita Coco, which launched a CBD-infused cola into Sainsbury’s only last month, and CBDfx gum, which is sold in Boots
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Analysis and Features
Will the FSA’s credible suppliers list finally kickstart the CBD market?
The CBD market has been heavily restricted since 2020. Now, finally, the FSA has published its list of credible novel foods applications