EU Court annuls ban on aloe and laxative plants

The Court of Justice of the European Union has annulled the regulation that banned aloe and other laxative plants In its ruling of November 13, the Court of Justice of the European Union decided to fully annul Regulation (EU) 2021/468, which prohibited the marketing of aloe and preparations containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives (HAD), and also imposed…

Cannabidiol as novel food: EFSA suspends judgment

Safety evaluation of cannabidiol (CBD) in food supplement suspended Given the numerous questions regarding the use of cannabidiol (CBD) in foods and in particular in food supplements, EFSA has published the statement on the safety of cannabidiol (CBD), in which it states that its safety of use, as a novel food, cannot be demonstrated due…