The authority says this reduced recommendation, from 70mg per day, is based on new evidence from the industry and updated advice from its independent scientific committee – the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods Processes (ACNFP) and the Committee on Toxicity (cot) published today.
It states the updated advice, which amounts to 4-5 drops of 5% CBD oil a day, has been based on the average lifetime exposure to food products containing CBD, such as drinks, oils, sweets, bakery items or drops.
To give a picture of the impact of this recommendation, most CBD drinks on the market contain around 12.5mg of CBD per can.
Keeping the recommendation vague in terms of actual legality of products currently on the market, the FSA states: “Some products available on the market will have a higher dose of CBD per serving than 10mg a day, therefore consumers should check labels and consider their daily intake in light of this updated advice.”
The authority says it is releasing updated consumer advice “to allow the public to make informed decisions about their intake of products containing CBD”.
It states: “We encourage consumers to monitor their daily consumption of CBD by checking the CBD content of the product and consider if they wish to change it in light of this updated advice.
“The FSA will continue to keep our consumer advice under review as we receive further assessments of the impacts of CBD. We will update our advice if new evidence indicates a change is…
