<\/p>\n
Scientists who tested a number of CBD products, a popular pain reliever, found that most contained illegal drugs.<\/p>\n
The tests were carried out on behalf of various local authorities by Kent Scientific Services (KSS), the official testing laboratory run by Kent County Council.<\/p>\n
Products were tested by Kent Scientific Services<\/p>\n
Test results on 61 products found that 44 samples contained one or more of the psychoactive elements of cannabis.<\/p>\n
They are controlled and illegal drugs.<\/p>\n
KSS public analyst Jon Griffin who led the tests said: \u201cCBD is the non-psychoactive element of cannabis.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n “It is suggested that it may have benefits such as reducing anxiety, helping with sleep and controlling pain.<\/p>\n “CBD alone is not an illegal controlled drug.”<\/p>\n CBD is classified as a novel food and is currently being assessed for safety by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), which has allowed around 6,000 products to be marketed in the UK, pending final approval<\/p>\n The product can only be sold if it is listed.<\/p>\n Products at the other end of the scale were found to contain almost no CBD, despite claiming so, making them up to 99% deficient.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Two did not claim to contain any CBD but did, and two others contained products that are not on the FSA list.<\/p>\n In total, of the 61 samples, 72% contained one or more of these psychoactive elements of cannabis.<\/p>\n Mark Rolfe, the head of KSS, said: \u201cThe problem with this, in my view, is that people don’t know what they’re consuming.<\/p>\n “We tested a sample for a member of the public who has failed a workplace drug test without having touched drugs in his life, according to him.<\/p>\n “However, he has consumed this product which we have found to contain the drug for which he failed the test.”<\/p>\n A wide range of products were tested, including foods that were covered by the FSA, as well as cosmetics and vapors that were not.<\/p>\n Examples of products include gummy bears, jam, gummies, cookies, lollipops, and CBD drinks.<\/p>\n Others were CBD oil, vapors in various flavors including lemon, watermelon and raspberry, muscle balm and beard oil.<\/p>\n The result of the analysis of each product is sent to the agency or service that commissioned it to KSS for them to determine what action to take.<\/p>\nPieces of glue: one of the products with illegal ingredients<\/p>\n