In January 2019, the European Commission determined that cannabinoids should be considered to be novel foods. This means that #CBD must go through the EU’s novel food authorisation procedure before it can be used in supplements, food or drink. In the cosmetics industry, many of us noted what was happening in the food industry but then quickly discarded it as something we didn’t need to be too concerned about.  So why the interest now? It is generally accepted that plant-deriv