A group of nonprofit and supplement organizations sent a letter pleading for the House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee to discuss U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation of hemp products such as those containing CBD.
A total of 32 organizations signed the letter, which noted that hemp was legalized five years ago and yet thousands of products still aren’t regulated.
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The Committee on Energy and Commerce has the “broadest jurisdiction of any congressional authorizing committee,” including areas such as “telecommunications, consumer protection, food and drug safety, public health and research, environmental quality, energy policy, and interstate and foreign commerce,” according to the House group’s website.
The hemp organizations expressed disappointment that the FDA says it requires approval from Congress to proceed
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