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CBD products for dogs seized

Details of CBD products for dogs stopped at Stanford-Le-Hope depot.

A package containing illegal veterinary medicines was identified by Border Force officers at a depot in Stanford-Le-Hope destined for an address in Berkeley.

The medicines were detained and subsequently seized by an officer from the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD).

The following medicines were seized:

  • 1 x vial CBD Vital Hemp Oil
  • 1 x tub CBD Vital Hemp Flour

None of the products listed are authorised for use in GB or NI and they were not accompanied by any relevant certification to permit their import.

The medicines were seized under Regulation 25 (Importation of unauthorised veterinary medicinal products) of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013.

Published 12 June 2023