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72% of the CBD products analyzed by Kent Scientific Services were found to contain higher levels of THC than allowed by current UK law.

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced that a number of CBD products appear to have to be taken off the shelves in the country due to the fact that these products are "illegal". In particular, FSA Associate Director of Food Policy Linden Jack states that after the release of the test results, “We asked for a full set of sampling results so that Agency staff can work with local authorities to ensure that those CBD products that should not to go on sale will be removed from the shelves.”

This confidence among FSA employees appeared after the publication of analyzes conducted by "Kent Scientific Services" (KSS). Specifically, 44 of the 61 products (72%) analyzed by KSS were found to contain higher levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) than permitted by current UK law. This results in consumers of CBD products being unable to pass a drug test after ingesting legally purchased CBD products.

The KSS study primarily focused on CBD products taken by mouth, but also included cosmetics and vapes not covered by the FSA. According to Kent Scientific Services, the CBD foods evaluated included gummies, cookies, lollipops, and drinks.

In addition to concerns about the amount of THC, the KSS analysis also found individual products containing "significantly less" CBD (up to 99% deficient) than stated on the package label.

Commentary of the specialists of the “Ukrainian Industrial Hemp Association ”

Kent Scientific Services operates the Kent County Council Official Reference Laboratory, one of four public laboratories in England that provide scientific services to local governments and companies under the Food Safety Act 1990.

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has set the acceptable THC level in foods at 1 milligram per package, regardless of package size.

The situation that has developed on the CBD market in the UK clearly demonstrates certain postulates that are closely monitored by the government structures of civilized countries, namely:

- if the CBD product is made from vegetable raw materials, a priori it will contain a certain amount of tetrahydrocannabinol;

- a significant amount of THC in legally sold CBD products on the market makes it impossible for consumers who use it to at least pass drug tests;

- “tying” the maximum allowable amount of THC to the package (regardless of its size) is not an effective way to control. Most likely, the most correct way to control the amount of a controlled substance is the criteria adopted in the EU (the maximum allowable amount of tetrahydrocannabinol entering the body, in terms of a kilogram of the consumer's weight, is regulated).

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