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Cannabidiol (CBD) guidance

Business guidance on cannabidiol (CBD) as a novel food.

• From: Food Standards Agency
• Published: 13 February 2020
• Last updated: 28 August 2026
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  1. 28 August 2026

     Added Consultation requests for novel food status section, advising when food businesses should submit a consultation request before they bring a product to the market. Clarified information on novel food status of hemp-derived products with reformatted Hemp-derived non-novel foods and Hemp-derived novel foods sections. All of these changes had not been made to GOV.UK, but were present when this page was on our previous FSA website.

  2. 13 February 2020

     Added translation

Applies to England and Wales

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Business guidance on cannabidiol (CBD) as a novel food.