05 Mar 2020 --- Cannabidiol (CBD) isolates and CBD-enriched hemp extracts are “novel” but there are scant grounds for CBD products to be classified as novel foods (NF), the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) has communicated to the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) in a letter. Considering Germany is the largest market for CBD in the EU, the EIHA regards the German government’s endorsement as instrumental to continuing its efforts to clarify rules on CBD and hemp extracts.
