Cbd Beverages

‘A continuing pattern of antagonism by FDA toward CBD in food and beverages’: Experts weigh in on recent warning letters

05-Dec-2022 By Stephen Daniells

The recent raft of warning letters to brands selling CBD-infused foods and beverages marked a shift in FDA approaches to the ingredient, with the Agency seeming to opine that food and beverages are “somehow a greater risk than supplements”.

'Quite frankly, I'm concerned for our entire industry...' FDA cracks down on firms selling CBD-infused foods & beverages in ‘aggressive’ new stance

22-Nov-2022 By Elaine Watson

The FDA has sent out a raft of warning letters to brands selling CBD-infused foods and beverages, adopting an “aggressive position” that one industry source told us made him “concerned for our entire industry.”

SPECIAL REPORT: Hemp-derived CBD… ‘We're operating in a constrained addressable market with a patchwork of state-based regulations’

02-Sep-2022 By Elaine Watson

“I see all these emails going around saying once the [2018] Farm Bill passes, CBD is legal in all 50 states… and that’s just not true,” observed one attorney in December 2018. Four years later, while a lot has changed, the FDA maintains that CBD is not...

AHPA’s updated Hemp Lexicon seeks to shed light on ‘full spectrum’ question

25-Aug-2022 By Hank Schultz

The American Herbal Products Association has released a new guidance document that seeks to bring clarity to hemp nomenclature, in particular what ought to be meant by the terms ‘broad spectrum’ and ‘full spectrum’ extracts.

Majority of CBD products tested in study found to have at least some THC

29-Jun-2022 By Hank Schultz

A new study that sampled dozens of commercially available CBD products found detectable THC levels in 64% of them. Some levels were high enough to approach therapeutic thresholds or to potentially trigger drug test failures.

Molson Coors, Hexo Corp serve up CBD sparkling water in more states

11-Oct-2021 By Danielle Masterson

With the success of Veryvell in Colorado and Canada, Truss is expanding its distribution.

Schumer bill mandates legal pathway for CBD supplements, directs FDA to set safe upper exposure limit

15-Jul-2021 By Hank Schultz

A bill put forward by Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, to decriminalize marijuana includes language on CBD that has been welcomed by supplement industry stakeholders.

Santé Labs offers liposomal cannabinoid delivery technology to market

05-Apr-2021 By Hank Schultz

Texas delivery technology development firm Santé Laboratories is opening up its cannabinoid delivery system to brand holders. The approach has been validated with a direct to consumer control brand called RESET Bioscience.

Canopy Growth launches CBD beverages in the US

02-Mar-2021 By Rachel Arthur

Canopy Growth Corporation is entering the ‘high-potential US CBD beverage category’ with its premium ready-to-drink CBD-infused sparkling water Quatreau.

Industry watchdog gives 64% of CBD beverages an “F” on label claims

24-Aug-2020 By Danielle Masterson

It’s back to school season and scores on a new CBD report card suggest certain manufacturers need to hit the books.

Folium Biosciences joins growing list of Colorado hemp heavyweights

17-Aug-2020 By Hank Schultz

The announcement by Colorado company Folium Biosciences of a large new extraction facility bolsters the state's position as a world leader in installed CBD extraction capacity.

Advocates hopeful bill will pass this month to open California to CBD in supplements and foods

04-Aug-2020 By Hank Schultz

A bill before the California State legislature would open the country’s largest market to dietary supplements and foods containing CBD, but advocates say time is running out while the machinery of state government is preoccupied with pandemic concerns.