The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has set deadline for CBD industries to provide customers with more information about their products and adviced vulnerable groups including pregnant and breastfeeding women to avoid CBD.
The FSA also advices healthy people to take no more than a 70mg of CBD a day.
CBD is a compound of the marijuana plant and has been infused into oils, candles, bakery products, drinks, makeup, and skincare. The warning comes after research was conducted by the government’s Committee on Toxicity (COT).
Professor Alan Boobis, chair of the COT, said: “My committee has reviewed the evidence on CBD food products and found evidence there are potential adverse health effects from the consumption of these products.”
“We are particularly concerned about pregnant or breast-feeding women and people on medication.”
“We don’t know enough to be sure about such a risk but I am pleased with the sensible and pragmatic approach the FSA is taking.”
In January 2020, research on several pregnant animals showed that CBD is harmful to unborn babies if the mother is given CBD at ‘clinically relevant doses’.
According to the research: ‘Given that CBD is highly protein-bound and will likely pass freely from plasma into milk, as a precaution, breastfeeding should be discontinued during treatment.’
CBD products have become very popular recently that help to cope up with anxiety, chronic pain, inflammation, sleep deprivation, and weight loss.
In addition, according to FDA’s consumer updates, CBD has known risks for people in general. Based on clinical studies in humans, risks can include the following:
- liver toxicity (damage)
- extreme sleepiness
- harmful interactions with other drugs
So please keep in mind to use only the right amount of CDB products a day for your safety.
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