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Clarke, Faye

Three CBD and hemp oil products recalled over ‘unsafe’ levels of THC

THC is the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis.

A RECALL HAS been issued on CBD and hemp oil products from three different brands due to “unsafe” levels of THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis.

The recall was issued by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today and specific batches of NaturesPlus, uHemp and Emerald Farm CBD products are affected.
Customers are being advised not to consume the products.

The following batches are being recalled:

CBD and Hemp oil JPG

The FSAI said in a statement: “The implicated batches of NaturesPlus, uHemp and Emerald Farm CBD and hemp oils contain unsafe levels of delta‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) based on the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) acute reference dose.”

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    Mute fuzzydunlop
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    Jul 14th 2022, 8:29 PM

    Anyone know who’s selling this so I can warn them obviously…

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    Mute Rita Heneghan
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    Jul 15th 2022, 6:59 AM

    @fuzzydunlop: Big Pharma don’t want people to know about the benefits! They and doctors need people to be sick! They don’t want us to know that it fights cancer, cancels seizures, lowers blood pressure, reduces blood pressure, reduces inflammation,fights gastro problems, gets rid of insomnia, big pain relief etc…We are so behind the times! Anyone reading this in 30 years time are going to laugh at these excuses!

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    Mute Liam
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    Jul 15th 2022, 11:30 AM

    @Rita Heneghan: Fights cancer while simultaneously raising the risk of getting cancer?

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    Mute Declan Doherty
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    Jul 14th 2022, 8:40 PM

    Unsafe ? As in you might feel relaxed and get a dose of the munchies ? At least the journal had the sense to put the word in quotation marks.

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    Mute Steven Powell
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    Jul 14th 2022, 8:54 PM

    @Declan Doherty: I see a boom in sales after this article.

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    Mute Steve O'Hara-Smith
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    Jul 15th 2022, 7:30 PM

    @Declan Doherty: Not a hope, their definition of unsafe is just barely above detectable.
    These CBD things are a rip off anyway, most of the “extracts” contain less CBD by weight than the whole plant.

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    Mute Connor Coady
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    Jul 14th 2022, 8:21 PM

    “Eye rolling emoji”

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    Mute Frank Cauldhame
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    Jul 14th 2022, 9:27 PM

    It’s a joke, the sooner our elder politicians are replaced with younger more vibrant people who have been around the block globally and understand that cannabis is so beneficial for so many ailments. Nothing wrong with a little THC, it’s certainly not poisonous, nobody has ever reportedly overdosed on it. I’ve nowt against alcohol but its actually a poison that’s used in cleaning chemicals and only yesterday a bloke died after drinking a bottle of Yagermeister in 2 minutes. You could smoke a meadow of weed without putting your body in danger.

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    Mute Declan Doherty
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    Jul 14th 2022, 9:40 PM

    @Frank Cauldhame: Yesterday a court in Cork sentenced a medical access campaigner to 2 months in prison for a CBD joint. I’d watched him present at an Oireachtas committee on decriminalisation the day before saying he has epilepsy and is forced to get his cannabis on the black market. People have been lied to. Cannabis isn’t the bogey man they’ve been told it is and the sky hasn’t fallen anywhere it’s been legalised. We have to stop ruining people lives for the sake of a plant. It’s insane.

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    Mute Frank Cauldhame
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    Jul 14th 2022, 10:19 PM

    @Declan Doherty: I know, they always throw it in there with cocaine/Heroin etc. even though they are class A narcotics. I’ve friends living in California and you can literally walk into a cannabis dispensary, tell the assistant what you need it for (without a prescription) and buy it, state taxes included in the cost. We need to change the mindset of certain sections of society to educate them that its only a harmless herb with incredible medicinal benefits.

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    Mute Dave Harris
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    Jul 15th 2022, 10:24 AM

    @Frank Cauldhame: oh the politicians understand alright- but so many politicians have been keeping in power with the ‘drugs are bad’ and only They can fix this by the being tough on drugs rhetoric, and a good deal of the electorate believes it. So politicians won’t do anything progressive on drug policy because they’re too scared of losing votes with the electorate who believes their drugs are bad rhetoric. What we need is politicians who are brave enough to make the right changes.

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    Mute still champ champ
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    Jul 14th 2022, 8:42 PM

    What are unsafe levels? Curious because as far as Mr Google told me, that can’t really happen.

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    Mute Steve O'Hara-Smith
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    Jul 15th 2022, 7:32 PM

    @still champ champ: Above 0.2% I think, somewhere around that level.

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    Mute David Dineen
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    Jul 14th 2022, 8:54 PM

    Anyone know where i can buy these unsafe items, i have an urge to investigate this matter..

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    Mute DJBERMO
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    Jul 14th 2022, 9:11 PM

    @David Dineen: got some! But for the life of ne I can’t recall where.

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    Jul 14th 2022, 8:27 PM

    Oh dear Lord the world is ending..

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    Mute Craig Clancy
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    Jul 14th 2022, 8:53 PM

    How convenient a recall for “unsafe levels” of THC just after an article on a court hearing about CBD products?

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    Mute Gary Kearney
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    Jul 14th 2022, 11:56 PM

    The difference CBD oil with low levels of THC make is unbelievable and yet they will supply me with numerous dangerous drugs as they are legal and profit making for a multinational company.
    Yes some cannabis is very sting and heavy in THC but thats not what we are takuing about.
    Medicinal cannabis is the exact opposite, high in CBD and llow in THC.
    Yet they still mess it up.

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    Mute Paul Fitzpatrick
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    Jul 14th 2022, 9:48 PM

    Replace word “unsafe” in article to illegal and you’ve got an accurate piece

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    Jul 14th 2022, 10:50 PM

    @Paul Fitzpatrick:
    Replace the word “Paul” with “De Craic Lads” and you’ve got a party

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    Jul 14th 2022, 10:32 PM

    Unsafe levels. Lol.

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    Mute John Quill
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    Jul 14th 2022, 11:42 PM

    Only unsafe if you’re operating heavy machinery or driving a car otherwise sit back and grab some Doritos , the red spicy ones

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    Mute Paul Gorry
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    Jul 14th 2022, 9:57 PM

    Hahaha products been recalled by the major supermarkets chains for years now. Nothing to see here.

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    Mute Kevin
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    Jul 14th 2022, 11:50 PM

    FFS.

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    Mute M Bowe
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    Jul 15th 2022, 12:43 AM

    Isn’t there a court case going on else where because ANY level
    Of THC is classed as illegal????

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    Jul 14th 2022, 9:18 PM

    Liked and shared

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