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With the passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act in 2011, revised Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) became law for food production fa

In late November, FDA issued warning letters to 15 companies for illegally selling products containing cannabidiol (CBD) in ways that..

A recent national news headline blared: “Tests show bootleg marijuana vapes tainted with hydrogen cyanide.” What if that headline said, inst

With the Farm Bill having removed hemp, simply defined as Cannabis sativa L. and derivatives of cannabis with extremely low concentrations o

The Miriam-Webster definition of “edible” includes that of “a food item.” The dictionary may have to rewrite that definition for Canadians. In December, 2018...

If you’re cannabis producer thinking about adding a dietary supplement, food or beverage to your product line … or a dietary supplement, food or beverage pro...

State regulations for cannabis products vary significantly, with further differences within the same state for medicinal and recreational products. But regar...

By Eric Edmunds The basic definition of CBD is fairly clear: As the abbreviation for cannabidiol, CBD is a naturally occurring, non-psychoactive cannabinoid ...

A dispensary in Florida has been touted as the first cannabis producer to become GFSI certified. What is GFSI? And why might you want to consider checking it...

In January’s “FSMA Friday and Regulatory Update” webinar, Eric Edmunds, JD, of The Acheson Group (TAG) discussed the regulatory changes for hemp and CBD prod...

TAG has been watching the rapid emergence of the cannabis industry in the U.S. at the State level, and in Canada and other parts of the world at the federal ...

Health Canada published Draft Regulations on New Classes of Cannabis including Edibles, Vapes, Oils and Topicals on December 20, outlining products to be per...

Food recalls are serious business, for both the consumers who may have purchased a contaminated product and the business that is facing the financial and rep...

With Change as a Standard, It Is Critical that Cannabis Producers Stay Up to Date As of this writing, medical marijuana is legal in 30 states, recreational u...

updated 4/16/19 Whether or not a producer is subject to federal standards and regulations today, following them will help to ensure that the facility meets s...

Any food recall has a series of negative impacts, particularly when it is due to a food contamination, allergen, or poisoning issue. It impacts the consumers...

By Dr. David Acheson and Cameron Prince On June 19, Canada became the second country in the world to legalize the recreational use of marijuana on a nationwi...