In the first decision of its kind, The Portman Group has upheld a complaint against CBD gin ‘Colorado High’ in the UK for both creating a link with an illicit drug and implying therapeutic qualities. But the craft distiller behind the gin argues adults know and understand CBD and its distinction from cannabis.
In the UK, cannabis is an illicit drug but CBD is not. However, The Portman Group deemed the product created an indirect association with illicit drugs. It also said the product created a problematic link between alcohol and implied therapeutic effects of CBD.
But craft gin company Silent Pool Distillers believes adults are familiar with CBD - and understand its distinction from cannabis. It says the Portman Group - a self-regulatory industry watchdog funded by eight alcohol industry giants - has failed to grasp the reality of the CBD market .
With the rise of low and no alcohol drinks, The Gin Guild is fighting the use of the descriptor ‘gin’ on such products.
Gin is defined in EU regulation as a juniper-flavoured spirit with a minimum alcoholic strength of 37.5% ABV: meaning low and alcohol product cannot, by definition, be considered as gin (Similar regulations exist in the US, where gin needs to be bottled at 80° proof).
But the rise of low and low alcohol drinks has led to a number of brands using the term ‘gin’, while the UK guild wants to protect the use of the term for genuine gin brands.
Industry has to closely consider the EU Single Market for Digital Services proposal, issued in December last year, and continue its fight on derogations and extensions on the upcoming microplastics restriction under REACH (Getty Images) The European Green Deal will be the biggest policy challenge for the cosmetics and personal care industry in 2021, but industry must also focus on upcoming change around microplastics and digital services, says the director-general of Cosmetics Europe.
Industry will continue its fight to be recognised as ‘essential’ to consumer lives in the coming year, as European Green Deal strategies come into force in 2021 – notably the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability which held essentiality as one of its guiding pillars.
French cosmetic companies and governmental agencies have mobilized to create a platform that can issue all required documentation for exports to China exempt from animal testing (Getty Images) France has become the first EU country to qualify for exemptions on animal testing for general-use cosmetics exported to China after its National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) developed a dedicated platform enabling manufacturers to obtain necessary certificates and approvals.
Last week, France’s ANSM unveiled a dedicated online platform via Demarches-simplifiees which enabled French beauty makers to apply for a Good Manufacturing Practices [Bonnes Practiques de Fabrication] certificate to prove production sites complied with China’s safety requirements. Obtaining the certificate, alongside providing compliant product safety assessments, exempted firms from previously required animal testing.
Olam extends food prize application deadline to March By Anthony Myers Olam International Limited, one of the world’s leading food, cocoa and agri-businesses, has extended the application deadline for its bi-annual innovation prize to March 15, 2021, citing the challenges of COVID-19.
The Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security is awarded in partnership with Agropolis Foundation, which brings together over 40 member institutions, public authorities, and civil society actors for dialogue and interaction on agriculture, food and environment research. The winner will receive a $75,000 grant to scale the innovation.
Olam is on a journey to reimagine global agriculture and food systems, and the Olam Prize recognises scientists who are helping to lead the way, said Kamesh Ellajosyula, Chief Innovation Officer for Olam Food Ingredients.