Manufacturers push for legal clarity at FDA's first public hearing on CBD

Manufacturers push for legal clarity at FDA's first public hearing on CBD

June 3, 2019, Food Dive

Brian Sylvester spoke with Food Dive about the push from manufacturers for clarity at the FDA’s first public hearing on CBD. Mr. Sylvester says that in the short term, the FDA could issue a policy statement that says if a company is marketing food or dietary supplements with compounds like CBD and it is derived from hemp, which is legal now because of the Farm Bill, then they will not take action. This would give manufacturers more regulatory certainty. But ultimately, the FDA could go through the rulemaking process which would take at least two years.