16 Mar 2020 --- Hemp and hemp-derived products will continue to be labeled as EU-wide novel foods (NF). This is the response of the German Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (BMEL) to the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA)’s recent communication that it received the former’s support in the ongoing debate. The current NF status will not change until sufficient evidence of a “significant history of [cannabis and cannabis extracts] consumption in the EU before May 15, 1997” is provided. The BMEL regards the EIHA’s statement concerning food products containing CBD as “surprising” and “not understandable.”
