[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"fda-warning-letter-m-six-labs-inc-618701-05042022":3,"fda-latest-sync-dates":28},{"id":4,"letter_id":5,"action_type":6,"firm_name":7,"fei_number":8,"issuing_office":9,"subject":10,"posted_date":11,"action_taken_date":11,"response_letter_date":8,"closeout_date":8,"case_status":12,"letter_url":13,"reference_number":8,"marcs_cms_no":14,"product_type":15,"delivery_method":16,"recipient_name":17,"recipient_title":8,"body_html":18,"body_text":19,"body_fetched_at":20,"medical_device_id":8,"raw":21,"created_at":26,"updated_at":27},2695,"m-six-labs-inc-618701-05042022","Warning Letter","M Six Labs, Inc.",null,"Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | CDER","Unapproved New Drugs\u002FMisbranded\u002FCannabidiol (CBD) Products","2022-05-04","Issued","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fda.gov\u002Finspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations\u002Fwarning-letters\u002Fm-six-labs-inc-618701-05042022","618701","Animal & VeterinaryDrugsFood & Beverages","Via Email","Terry Maxwell","\n\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                              \n  \n \n\n                 \n\n  \u003Chr>\n \n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"inset-column\">\n  \u003Cdl class=\"lcds-description-list--grid\">\n\n              \u003Cdt class=\"cell-1_1\">Delivery Method:\u003C\u002Fdt> \n        \u003Cdd class=\"cell-2_1\">Via Email\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              \u003C\u002Fdd>\n      \n      \n              \u003Cdt class=\"cell-1_3\">Product:\u003C\u002Fdt> \n        \u003Cdd class=\"cell-2_3\">Animal &amp; Veterinary\u003Cbr>Drugs\u003Cbr>Food &amp; Beverages                          \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n             \n            \n            \n            \n              \n            \n            \n            \u003C\u002Fdd>\n      \n          \u003C\u002Fdl>\n  \u003C\u002Fdiv>            \n\n\n\u003Chr>\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"row inset-column\">\n  \u003Cdiv class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-6\">\n    \u003Cdl class=\"\">\n\n        \u003Cdt>Recipient:\u003C\u002Fdt>\n\n                      \u003Cdd>\n  \u003Cdiv class=\"field field--name-field-recipient-name field--type-string field--label-above\">\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"field--label\">Recipient Name\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n              \u003Cdiv class=\"field--item\">Terry Maxwell\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n          \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdd>\n                                \u003Cdd>\n  \u003Cdiv class=\"field field--name-field-recipient-title field--type-string field--label-above\">\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"field--label\">Recipient Title\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n              \u003Cdiv class=\"field--item\">CEO\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n          \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdd>\n          \n            \u003Cdd>M Six Labs, Inc.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\n          \n                      \u003Cdd>\u003Cp class=\"address\" translate=\"no\">\u003Cspan class=\"address-line1\">725 N. Progress Dr.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cspan class=\"locality\">Saukville\u003C\u002Fspan>, \u003Cspan class=\"administrative-area\">WI\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan class=\"postal-code\">53080\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cspan class=\"country\">United States\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n          \n          \n            \n            \u003Cdd>\u003C!-- Loop this field. For FDA Office content type. Display the Other contact channel is a dd span with an icon-->\n\n    \u003C\u002Fdd>\u003Cdd>\u003Cspan class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"mailto:sales@msixlabs.com\"> sales@msixlabs.com\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\n          \n    \u003C\u002Fdl>\n  \u003C\u002Fdiv>            \n\n       \u003Cdiv class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-6\">\n    \u003Cdl class=\"\">\n          \n          \u003Cdt>Issuing Office:\u003C\u002Fdt>\n        \n         \n          \u003Cdd>Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | CDER\u003C\u002Fdd>\n        \n         \n          \u003Cdd>\u003Cp class=\"address\" translate=\"no\">\u003Cspan class=\"country\">United States\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n    \u003C\u002Fdl>\n    \u003Cdl class=\"\"> \n      \n    \u003C\u002Fdl>\n  \u003C\u002Fdiv>  \n      \n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n \n\n \n\n\u003Chr>\n\n\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoHeader\" style=\"text-align:center\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"tab-stops:center 3.25in right 6.0in\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">WARNING LETTER\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoHeader\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"tab-stops:center 3.25in right 6.0in\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">May 4, 2022\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoHeader text-align-center\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">RE: # 618701\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Dear Terry Maxwell:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">This letter is to advise you that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviewed your website at https:\u002F\u002Fm6labs.com in February 2022 and has determined that you take orders there for various human and animal products, which you represent as containing cannabidiol (CBD) or Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The claims on your website establish that your products, most of which are available in multiple varieties, “Silver Lake Delta 8 Uncut Glass Dab Syringe,” “Silver Lake CBD MCT Oil Tincture,” “Magnolia Botanicals CBD Avocado Oil Tincture,” “Chaz Ortiz CBD 500mg Essential Balm,” “Magnolia Botanicals CBD 500mg Balm Stick,” “Silver Lake CBD Vegan Chew,” “Nobel Hemp CBD Snapping Rocks,” “Nobel Hemp CBD Chews,” “Nobel Hemp Delta 8 Vegan Gummy,” “Silver Lake Delta 8 Atomic Crystals,” “Silver Lake Delta 8 Tincture,” “Silver Lake Delta 8 Infused Sugar,” “Silver Lake Vegan Chews Delta 8,” “Magnolia Botanicals CBD Canna Rocks Popping Candy,” “Magnolia Botanicals Vegan Hemp Chews,” and “Silver Lake CBD Infused Sugar” (hereinafter referred to as “your CBD and Delta-8 THC products for humans”) are unapproved new drugs introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce in violation of sections 505(a) and 301(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&amp;C Act), 21 U.S.C. 355(a) and 331(d). In addition, these products are misbranded under section 502(f)(1) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 352(f)(1). &nbsp;\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">In addition, your products, which are available in multiple varieties, “Magnolia Botanicals MB Pets Hemp Oil,” “Nobel Hemp Pet Comfort Tincture,” and “Silver Lake Pet Comfort Tincture” (hereinafter referred to as “your CBD-containing products for animals”) are unapproved new animal drugs that are unsafe under section 512(a) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 360b(a), and are adulterated under section 501(a)(5) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 351(a)(5).&nbsp; \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"color:black\">FDA has also determined that \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">your “Nobel Hemp CBD Snapping Rocks,” “Nobel Hemp CBD Chews,” “Silver Lake Delta-8 Atomic Crystals,” “Silver Lake Delta 8 Infused Sugar,” “Magnolia Botanicals CBD Canna Rocks Popping Candy,” “Silver Lake CBD Infused Sugar,” and “Magnolia Botanicals Vegan Hemp Chews” food products are adulterated within the meaning of section 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of the FD&amp;C Act,\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"color:black\"> 21 U.S.C. 342(a)(2)(C)(i), because they bear or contain an unsafe food additive. Furthermore, it is a prohibited act to introduce your \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">“Nobel Hemp CBD Snapping Rocks,” “Nobel Hemp CBD Chews,” “Magnolia Botanicals CBD Canna Rocks Popping Candy,” “Silver Lake CBD Infused Sugar,” and “Magnolia Botanicals Vegan Hemp Chews”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"color:black\">products into interstate commerce under section 301(ll) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 331(ll).\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">As explained further below, introducing or delivering these products for introduction into interstate commerce violates the FD&amp;C Act. You can find specific information about how FDA regulates cannabis-derived products at \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fda.gov\u002Fnews-events\u002Fpublic-health-focus\u002Ffda-regulation-cannabis-and-cannabis-derived-products-including-cannabidiol-cbd\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fda.gov\u002Fnews-events\u002Fpublic-health-focus\u002Ffda-regulation-cannabis-and-cannabis-derived-products-including-cannabidiol-cbd\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Over the past several years, FDA has warned the public on various illegally marketed CBD-containing products. FDA has also observed a proliferation of products containing another cannabinoid, Delta-8 THC, and has recently expressed serious concerns about products containing Delta-8 THC that include: 1) Delta-8 THC products have not been evaluated or approved by FDA for safe use and may be marketed in ways that put the public health at risk; 2) FDA has received adverse event reports involving Delta-8 THC containing products; 3) Delta-8 THC has psychoactive and intoxicating effects; 4) FDA is concerned about the processes used to create the concentrations of Delta-8 THC claimed in the marketplace; and 5) FDA is concerned about Delta-8 THC products that may be consumed by children, as some packaging and labeling may appeal to children. See \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fda.gov\u002Fconsumers\u002Fconsumer-updates\u002F5-things-know-about-delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol-delta-8-thc\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fda.gov\u002Fconsumers\u002Fconsumer-updates\u002F5-things-know-about-delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol-delta-8-thc\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">.&nbsp; This letter is to inform you that your firm markets Delta-8 THC-containing products, and Delta-8 THC may pose a serious health risk to consumers.&nbsp; \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Dietary Supplement Labeling\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Information on your website at https:\u002F\u002Fm6labs.com indicates that you intend to market your CBD products “Silver Lake CBD MCT Oil Tincture” and “Silver Lake CBD Vegan Chew” as dietary supplements. The product webpages display an image appearing to be a supplement facts panel. However, your products cannot be dietary supplements because they do not meet the definition of a dietary supplement under section 201(ff) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 321(ff). FDA has concluded, based on available evidence, that CBD products are excluded from the dietary supplement definition under sections 201(ff)(3)(B)(i) and (ii) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 321(ff)(3)(B)(i) and (ii). Under those provisions, if an article (such as CBD) is an active ingredient in a drug product that has been approved under section 505 of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 355, or has been authorized for investigation as a new drug for which substantial clinical investigations have been instituted and for which the existence of such investigations has been made public, then products containing that substance are outside the definition of a dietary supplement.\u003Ca href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">\u003Cspan class=\"MsoFootnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\">\u003Cspan class=\"MsoFootnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">[1]\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa> There is an exception if the substance was “marketed as” a dietary supplement or as a conventional food before the new drug investigations were authorized; however, based on available evidence, FDA has concluded that this is not the case for CBD. FDA is not aware of any evidence that would call into question its current conclusion that CBD products are excluded from the dietary supplement definition under sections 201(ff)(3)(B)(i) and (ii) of the FD&amp;C Act, but you may present FDA with any evidence that has bearing on this issue.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Unapproved New Human Drugs\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Based on a review of your website, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">your CBD and Delta-8 THC products for humans\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\"> are\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\"> drugs under section 201(g)(1) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 321(g)(1), because they are intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, and\u002For intended to affect the structure or any function of the body.&nbsp; \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Examples of claims from your website https:\u002F\u002Fm6labs.com that provide evidence of the intended use of these products as drugs include, but may not be limited to, the following:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">On your blog post titled, “What is Hemp Derived Delta 8 THC?” \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\t\u003Cli style=\"margin-left:8px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">“Fighting Cancer . . . Δ8 may also have cancer-fighting properties . . . [t]he researchers treated mice with cancer for 20 consecutive days with a combination of the isomer and cannabinol. The result? Tumors reduced in size.”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\t\u003Cli style=\"margin-left:8px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">“Reducing Anxiety . . . Δ8 also has anxiolytic properties . . ..”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\t\u003Cli style=\"margin-left:8px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">“Potential Treatment for Weight Disorders”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\t\u003Cli style=\"margin-left:8px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">“Δ8 isomer . . . raised levels of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter, in certain areas of mice brains . . . The relevance of these findings to future dementia research is easy to apprehend when you consider that Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by declining levels of acetylcholine in the human brain.”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\t\u003Cli style=\"margin-left:8px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">“Δ8 improves cognitive function. In the course of the study, they gave oral doses of the isomer to rats with encephalomyelitis, a damaging inflammation of the brain and the spinal cord, and noticed that the neurological function improved.”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\t\u003Cli style=\"margin-left:8px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">“[T]opical Δ8 isomer applications lowered corneal pain and inflammation in rats.”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\t\u003Cli style=\"margin-left:8px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">“The isomer offers many benefits . . . include improved appetite, anxiety reduction, pain relief and improved cognitive function. In addition, the isomer has antiemetic and cancer-fighting properties.”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">On your blog post titled, “How Does CBD Make You Feel?” \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\t\u003Cli style=\"margin-left:8px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">“CBD helps relieve pain, inflammation, nausea, and seizures in many cases.”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\t\u003Cli style=\"margin-left:8px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">“CBD is believed to be helpful in the treatment of insomnia and anxiety.”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\t\u003Cli style=\"margin-left:8px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">“People who undergo chemotherapy for cancer often suffer from terrible nausea. In some cases, CBD products may help suppress such nausea.”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">On your blog post titled, “What is CBD and What Does CBD Stand For?” \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\t\u003Cli style=\"margin-left:8px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"text-autospace:none\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">“From pain to inflammation, depression, and insomnia, cannabidiol has been tried on people to treat a wide variety of health issues. The strongest scientific evidence of its medical effects, however, lies in its ability to treat serious childhood epilepsy in conditions such as the Dravet syndrome.”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\t\u003Cli style=\"margin-left:8px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"text-autospace:none\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">“[C]annabidiol is of some use in the treatment of some cancers.”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\t\u003Cli style=\"margin-left:8px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"text-autospace:none\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">“CBD is not a cure-all, but there is anecdotal evidence to show that it can be safe and effective for a variety of health conditions, including autoimmune diseases, metabolic syndrome, digestive disorders, cardiovascular dysfunction, chronic pain, and skin conditions.”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">On your Magnolia Botanicals CBD Avocado Oil Tinctures product webpage \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\t\u003Cli style=\"margin-left:8px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">“Avocado oil is rich in antioxidants such as lutein which may help decrease inflammation and blood pressure levels.”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"text-autospace:none\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Your CBD and Delta-8 THC products for human use are not generally recognized as safe and effective (GRASE) for their above referenced uses and, therefore, these products \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">are “new drugs” under section 201(p) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 321(p). With certain exceptions not applicable here, new drugs may not be legally introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce without prior approval from FDA, as described in sections 301(d) and 505(a) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 331(d) and 355(a). FDA approves a new drug on the basis of scientific data and information demonstrating that the drug is safe and effective. There are no FDA-approved applications in effect for any of the above-mentioned products. Accordingly, these products are unapproved new drugs marketed in violation of sections 505(a) and 301(d) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C 355(a) and 331(d).\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Misbranded Human Drugs\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Your CBD and Delta-8 THC products for humans are misbranded within the meaning of section 502(f)(1) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 352(f)(1), in that their labeling fails to bear adequate directions for use. “Adequate directions for use” means directions under which a layperson can use a drug safely and for the purposes for which it is intended. (See 21 CFR 201.5.) \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Your CBD and Delta-8 THC products for humans are offered for conditions that are not amenable to self-diagnosis and treatment by individuals who are not medical practitioners. Therefore, adequate directions for use cannot be written so that a layperson can use these drugs safely for their intended purposes. Under 21 CFR 201.100(c)(2) and 201.115, FDA-approved prescription drugs that bear their FDA-approved labeling are exempt from the requirements that they bear adequate directions for use by a layperson. However, your products are not exempt from the requirement that their labeling bear adequate directions for use because no FDA-approved applications are in effect for these products. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">The introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of misbranded drugs is prohibited under section 301(a) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 331(a).\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">301(ll) and Adulterated Human Foods\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">According to your product labeling, your “Nobel Hemp CBD Snapping Rocks,” “Nobel Hemp CBD Chews,” “Magnolia Botanicals CBD Canna Rocks Popping Candy,” Silver Lake CBD Infused Sugar,” and “Magnolia Botanicals Vegan Hemp Chews” products are foods to which CBD has been added\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">. We note that these products are marketed as containing varying quantities of CBD.&nbsp; &nbsp;\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">However, you should be aware that it is a prohibited act under section 301(ll) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 331(ll), to introduce or deliver for introduction into interstate commerce any food, including animal food, to which has been added a drug approved under section 505 of the FD&amp;C Act or for which substantial clinical investigations have been instituted and for which the existence of such investigations has been made public. Based on available evidence, FDA has concluded that the prohibition in section 301(ll) applies to CBD. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">There is an exception if the substance was marketed in food before the drug was approved or before the substantial clinical investigations involving the drug had been instituted. However, based on the available evidence discussed above, FDA has concluded that this is not the case for CBD. FDA is not aware of any evidence that would call into question its current conclusion that section 301(ll) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 331(ll), prohibits the introduction into interstate commerce of any food to which CBD has been added, but you may present FDA with any evidence bearing on this issue. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">According to your product labeling, your “Nobel Hemp CBD Snapping Rocks,” “Nobel Hemp CBD Chews,” “Magnolia Botanicals CBD Canna Rocks Popping Candy,” Silver Lake CBD Infused Sugar,” and “Magnolia Botanicals Vegan Hemp Chews” products are foods to which CBD has been added. Therefore, the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of those products is a prohibited act under section 301(ll) of the FD&amp;C Act.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">You should also be aware that, as defined in section 201(s) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 321(s), the term “food additive” refers to any substance the intended use of which results in it becoming a component of any food, unless the substance is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) among qualified experts under the conditions of its intended use, or unless the substance meets a listed exception.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">\u003Cspan class=\"MsoFootnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">\u003Cspan class=\"MsoFootnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">[2]\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Food additives require premarket approval based on data demonstrating safety. Any food additive that has not been approved for its intended use in food is deemed to be unsafe under section 409(a) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 348(a), and causes the food to be adulterated under section 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 342(a)(2)(C)(i). Introduction of an adulterated food into interstate commerce is prohibited under section 301(a) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 331(a).\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">There is no food additive regulation that authorizes the use of CBD. We are not aware of any information to indicate that CBD is the subject of a prior sanction (see 21 CFR Part 181). &nbsp;Furthermore, we are not aware of any basis to conclude that CBD is GRAS for use in conventional foods. FDA's regulations in 21 CFR 170.30(a)-(c) describe the criteria for eligibility for classification of a food ingredient as GRAS. The use of a food substance may be GRAS based on either scientific procedures or, for a substance used in food before 1958, through experience based on common use in food (see 21 CFR 170.30).\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">We know of no basis for general recognition of safety for CBD based either on scientific procedures or common use in food prior to January 1, 1958. Based on our review of published, scientific literature, existing data and information do not provide an adequate basis to conclude that the use of CBD in food meets the criteria for GRAS status. Some of the available data raise serious concerns about potential harm from CBD. Our review of publicly available data associated with the one FDA-approved CBD drug, as well as our review of published scientific literature, identified potential for liver injury from CBD and potentially harmful interactions with certain drugs. In addition, studies in animals have shown that CBD can interfere with the development and function of testes and sperm, decrease testosterone levels, and impair sexual behavior in males. Therefore, based on our review, the use of CBD in your products does not satisfy the criteria for GRAS status under 21 CFR 170.30.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">FDA is not aware of any other exception to the food additive definition that would apply to CBD for use as an ingredient in a conventional food. Therefore, CBD added to a conventional food is a food additive under section 201(s) of the FD&amp;C Act and is subject to the provisions of section 409 of the FD&amp;C Act. Under section 409, a food additive is deemed unsafe unless it is approved by FDA for its intended use prior to marketing. CBD is not approved for use in any conventional food. Food containing an unsafe food additive within the meaning of section 409 is adulterated within the meaning of section 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of the FD&amp;C Act. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Therefore, your “Nobel Hemp CBD Snapping Rocks,” “Nobel Hemp CBD Chews,” “Magnolia Botanicals CBD Canna Rocks Popping Candy,” “Silver Lake CBD Infused Sugar,” and “Magnolia Botanicals Vegan Hemp Chews” products are adulterated within the meaning of section 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of the FD&amp;C Act because they bear or contain an unsafe food additive. Introduction of these adulterated foods into interstate commerce is prohibited under section 301(a) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 331(a).\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Further, according to your product labeling, your “Silver Lake Delta 8 Atomic Crystals” and “Silver Lake Delta 8 Infused Sugar” products are foods to which Delta-8 THC has been added.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">There is no food additive regulation that authorizes the use of Delta-8 THC. We are not aware of any information to indicate that Delta-8 THC is the subject of a prior sanction (see 21 CFR Part 181). Furthermore, we are not aware of any basis to conclude that Delta-8 THC is GRAS for use in conventional foods.&nbsp; \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">We know of no basis for general recognition of safety for Delta-8 THC based either on scientific procedures or common use in food prior to January 1, 1958. Based on our review of published, scientific literature, existing data and information do not provide an adequate basis to conclude that the use of Delta-8 THC in food meets the criteria for GRAS status. Some of the available data raise serious concerns about potential harm from Delta-8 THC. Our review of published scientific literature identified potential for adverse effects on the central nervous and cardiopulmonary systems. In addition, studies in animals have suggested that gestational exposure to Delta-8 THC can interfere with neurodevelopment. Therefore, based on our review, the use of Delta-8 THC in your products does not satisfy the criteria for GRAS status under 21 CFR 170.30. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">FDA is not aware of any other exception to the food additive definition that would apply to Delta-8 THC for use as an ingredient in a conventional food. Therefore, Delta-8 THC added to a conventional food is a food additive under section 201(s) of the FD&amp;C Act and is subject to the provisions of section 409 of the FD&amp;C Act. Under section 409, a food additive is deemed unsafe unless it is approved by FDA for its intended use prior to marketing. Delta-8 THC is not approved for use in any conventional food. Food containing an unsafe food additive within the meaning of section 409 is adulterated within the meaning of section 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of the FD&amp;C Act. Therefore, your “Silver Lake Delta 8 Atomic Crystals” and “Silver Lake Delta 8 Infused Sugar” products are adulterated within the meaning of section 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of the FD&amp;C Act because they bear or contain an unsafe food additive. Introduction of these adulterated food into interstate commerce is prohibited under section 301(a) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 331(a).\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Unapproved New Animal Drugs\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">During our review of your website, https:\u002F\u002Fm6labs.com, FDA determined that your firm is marketing CBD-containing products for animals that are unapproved new animal drugs. Based on our review of your website, your CBD-containing products for animals are drugs under section 201(g)(1)(B) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 321(g)(1)(B), because they are intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in animals. Further, as discussed below, these products are unapproved new animal drugs and marketing them violates the FD&amp;C Act.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Examples of claims observed on your website https:\u002F\u002Fm6labs.com that show the intended use of your products for animals as drugs include, but may not be limited to, the following:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">On your product page for “Magnolia Botanicals MB Pets Hemp Oil”:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\t\u003Cli style=\"margin-left:8px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">“[S]upport the reduction of symptoms associated with seizure disorders, ease inflammation and pain . . . and reduce anxiety and nervousness.”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">On your product page for “Nobel Hemp Pet Comfort Tincture”:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\t\u003Cli style=\"margin-left:8px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">“[S]upport the reduction of symptoms associated with seizure disorders, ease inflammation and pain . . . and reduce anxiety and nervousness.”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">On your product pages for “Silver Lake Pet Comfort Tincture”:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\t\u003Cli style=\"margin-left:8px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">“[S]upport the reduction of symptoms associated with seizure disorders, may help ease inflammation and pain . . . and could reduce anxiety and nervousness.”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Your \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">CBD-containing products for animals are “new animal drugs” under section 201(v) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 321(v), because they are not generally recognized, among experts qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of animal drugs, as safe and effective for use under the conditions prescribed, recommended, or suggested in the labeling. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">To be legally marketed, a new animal drug must have an approved new animal drug application, conditionally approved new animal drug application, or index listing under sections 512, 571, and 572 of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 360b, 360ccc, and 360ccc-1. These products are not approved, or index listed by the FDA, and therefore these products are considered unsafe under section 512(a) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 360b(a), and adulterated under section 501(a)(5) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 351(a)(5). Introduction of these adulterated drugs into interstate commerce is prohibited under section 301(a) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 331(a).\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">This letter is not intended to be an all-inclusive statement of violations that may exist in connection with your products. You are responsible for investigating and determining the causes of any violations and for preventing their recurrence or the occurrence of other violations. It is your responsibility to ensure that your firm complies with all requirements of federal law, including FDA regulations.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">This letter notifies you of our concerns and provides you an opportunity to address them. Failure to adequately address this matter may result in legal action including, without limitation, seizure and injunction.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Please notify FDA in writing, within fifteen working days of receipt of this letter, of the specific steps you have taken to correct these violations. Include an explanation of each step being taken to prevent the recurrence of violations, as well as copies of related documentation. If you believe that your products are not in violation of the FD&amp;C Act, include your reasoning and any supporting information for our consideration. If you cannot complete corrective action within fifteen working days, state the reason for the delay and the time within which you will complete the correction.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Your response should be sent to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, CDER\u002FOC\u002FOffice of Unapproved Drugs and Labeling Compliance by email to \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"mailto:FDAADVISORY@fda.hhs.gov\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\">\u003Cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">FDAADVISORY@fda.hhs.gov\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>&nbsp;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Sincerely,\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\n\u002FS\u002F\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Donald D. Ashley\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Director\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Office of Compliance\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Center for Drug Evaluation and Research\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Food and Drug Administration\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u002FS\u002F\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"tab-stops:351.0pt 355.5pt 5.0in 364.5pt 369.0pt 5.25in 5.5in 441.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Neal Bataller\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"tab-stops:351.0pt 355.5pt 5.0in 364.5pt 369.0pt 5.25in 5.5in 441.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Director\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"tab-stops:2.5in 351.0pt 355.5pt 5.0in 364.5pt 369.0pt 5.25in 5.5in 441.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Division of Drug Compliance\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"tab-stops:351.0pt 355.5pt 5.0in 364.5pt 369.0pt 5.25in 5.5in 441.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Office of Surveillance &amp; Compliance\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"tab-stops:351.0pt 355.5pt 5.0in 364.5pt 369.0pt 5.25in 5.5in 441.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Center for Veterinary Medicine\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"tab-stops:351.0pt 355.5pt 5.0in 364.5pt 369.0pt 5.25in 5.5in 441.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Food and Drug Administration\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u002FS\u002F\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"tab-stops:351.0pt 355.5pt 5.0in 364.5pt 369.0pt 5.25in 5.5in 441.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Ann M. Oxenham\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"tab-stops:351.0pt 355.5pt 5.0in 364.5pt 369.0pt 5.25in 5.5in 441.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Director\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"tab-stops:351.0pt 355.5pt 5.0in 364.5pt 369.0pt 5.25in 5.5in 441.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Office of Compliance\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"tab-stops:351.0pt 355.5pt 5.0in 364.5pt 369.0pt 5.25in 5.5in 441.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"tab-stops:351.0pt 355.5pt 5.0in 364.5pt 369.0pt 5.25in 5.5in 441.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Food and Drug Administration\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cdiv>&nbsp;\n\u003Chr align=\"left\" size=\"1\" width=\"33%\">\n\u003Cdiv id=\"ftn1\">\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoFootnoteText\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:10pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Ca href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">\u003Cspan class=\"MsoFootnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:9.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">\u003Cspan class=\"MsoFootnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:9.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">[1]\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size:9.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">CBD is the active ingredient in the approved drug product Epidiolex. Furthermore, the existence of substantial clinical investigations regarding CBD has been made public. For example, two such substantial clinical investigations include GW Pharmaceuticals’ investigations regarding Sativex and Epidiolex.&nbsp;(See \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size:9.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">GW Pharmaceuticals Receives Investigational New Drug (IND) from FDA for Phase 2\u002F3 Clinical Trial of Epidiolex in the Treatment of Dravet Syndrome). FDA considers a substance to be “authorized for investigation as a new drug” if it is the subject of an Investigational New Drug application (IND) that has gone into effect.&nbsp;Under 21 CFR 312.2, unless a clinical investigation meets the limited criteria in that regulation, an IND is required for all clinical investigations of products that are subject to section 505 of the FD&amp;C Act.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\u003Cdiv id=\"ftn2\">\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoFootnoteText\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:10pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u003Ca href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">\u003Cspan class=\"MsoFootnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:9.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">\u003Cspan class=\"MsoFootnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:9.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">[2]\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:9.0pt\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\"> Under section 201(s) of the FD&amp;C Act, 21 U.S.C. 321(s), the following types of substances are excluded from the food additive definition: (1) pesticide chemical residues in or on a raw agricultural commodity or processed food, (2) pesticide chemicals, (3) color additives, (4) substances used in accordance with a “prior sanction” (i.e., a sanction or approval granted prior to the enactment of the Food Additives Amendment of 1958 under the FD&amp;C Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, or the Meat Inspection Act), (5) new animal drugs, and (6) dietary ingredients in or intended for use in a dietary supplement.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003C!--BEGIN QUALTRICS WEBSITE FEEDBACK SNIPPET-->\n\u003C!--BEGIN QUALTRICS WEBSITE FEEDBACK SNIPPET-->\n\n\n\n              \n                                            \n              \n            ","Delivery Method:\n\nVia Email\n\nProduct:\n\nAnimal & Veterinary\nDrugs\nFood & Beverages\n\nRecipient:\n\nRecipient Name\n\nTerry Maxwell\n\nRecipient Title\n\nCEO\n\nM Six Labs, Inc.\n\n725 N. Progress Dr.\n\nSaukville, WI 53080\n\nUnited States\n\nsales@msixlabs.com\n\nIssuing Office:\n\nCenter for Drug Evaluation and Research | CDER\n\nUnited States\n\nWARNING LETTER\n\nMay 4, 2022\n\nRE: # 618701\n\nDear Terry Maxwell:\n\nThis letter is to advise you that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviewed your website at https:\u002F\u002Fm6labs.com in February 2022 and has determined that you take orders there for various human and animal products, which you represent as containing cannabidiol (CBD) or Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The claims on your website establish that your products, most of which are available in multiple varieties, “Silver Lake Delta 8 Uncut Glass Dab Syringe,” “Silver Lake CBD MCT Oil Tincture,” “Magnolia Botanicals CBD Avocado Oil Tincture,” “Chaz Ortiz CBD 500mg Essential Balm,” “Magnolia Botanicals CBD 500mg Balm Stick,” “Silver Lake CBD Vegan Chew,” “Nobel Hemp CBD Snapping Rocks,” “Nobel Hemp CBD Chews,” “Nobel Hemp Delta 8 Vegan Gummy,” “Silver Lake Delta 8 Atomic Crystals,” “Silver Lake Delta 8 Tincture,” “Silver Lake Delta 8 Infused Sugar,” “Silver Lake Vegan Chews Delta 8,” “Magnolia Botanicals CBD Canna Rocks Popping Candy,” “Magnolia Botanicals Vegan Hemp Chews,” and “Silver Lake CBD Infused Sugar” (hereinafter referred to as “your CBD and Delta-8 THC products for humans”) are unapproved new drugs introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce in violation of sections 505(a) and 301(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), 21 U.S.C. 355(a) and 331(d). In addition, these products are misbranded under section 502(f)(1) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 352(f)(1).\n\nIn addition, your products, which are available in multiple varieties, “Magnolia Botanicals MB Pets Hemp Oil,” “Nobel Hemp Pet Comfort Tincture,” and “Silver Lake Pet Comfort Tincture” (hereinafter referred to as “your CBD-containing products for animals”) are unapproved new animal drugs that are unsafe under section 512(a) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 360b(a), and are adulterated under section 501(a)(5) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 351(a)(5).\n\nFDA has also determined that your “Nobel Hemp CBD Snapping Rocks,” “Nobel Hemp CBD Chews,” “Silver Lake Delta-8 Atomic Crystals,” “Silver Lake Delta 8 Infused Sugar,” “Magnolia Botanicals CBD Canna Rocks Popping Candy,” “Silver Lake CBD Infused Sugar,” and “Magnolia Botanicals Vegan Hemp Chews” food products are adulterated within the meaning of section 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 342(a)(2)(C)(i), because they bear or contain an unsafe food additive. Furthermore, it is a prohibited act to introduce your “Nobel Hemp CBD Snapping Rocks,” “Nobel Hemp CBD Chews,” “Magnolia Botanicals CBD Canna Rocks Popping Candy,” “Silver Lake CBD Infused Sugar,” and “Magnolia Botanicals Vegan Hemp Chews” products into interstate commerce under section 301(ll) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 331(ll).\n\nAs explained further below, introducing or delivering these products for introduction into interstate commerce violates the FD&C Act. You can find specific information about how FDA regulates cannabis-derived products at https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fda.gov\u002Fnews-events\u002Fpublic-health-focus\u002Ffda-regulation-cannabis-and-cannabis-derived-products-including-cannabidiol-cbd.\n\nOver the past several years, FDA has warned the public on various illegally marketed CBD-containing products. FDA has also observed a proliferation of products containing another cannabinoid, Delta-8 THC, and has recently expressed serious concerns about products containing Delta-8 THC that include: 1) Delta-8 THC products have not been evaluated or approved by FDA for safe use and may be marketed in ways that put the public health at risk; 2) FDA has received adverse event reports involving Delta-8 THC containing products; 3) Delta-8 THC has psychoactive and intoxicating effects; 4) FDA is concerned about the processes used to create the concentrations of Delta-8 THC claimed in the marketplace; and 5) FDA is concerned about Delta-8 THC products that may be consumed by children, as some packaging and labeling may appeal to children. See https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fda.gov\u002Fconsumers\u002Fconsumer-updates\u002F5-things-know-about-delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol-delta-8-thc. This letter is to inform you that your firm markets Delta-8 THC-containing products, and Delta-8 THC may pose a serious health risk to consumers.\n\nDietary Supplement Labeling\n\nInformation on your website at https:\u002F\u002Fm6labs.com indicates that you intend to market your CBD products “Silver Lake CBD MCT Oil Tincture” and “Silver Lake CBD Vegan Chew” as dietary supplements. The product webpages display an image appearing to be a supplement facts panel. However, your products cannot be dietary supplements because they do not meet the definition of a dietary supplement under section 201(ff) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 321(ff). FDA has concluded, based on available evidence, that CBD products are excluded from the dietary supplement definition under sections 201(ff)(3)(B)(i) and (ii) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 321(ff)(3)(B)(i) and (ii). Under those provisions, if an article (such as CBD) is an active ingredient in a drug product that has been approved under section 505 of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 355, or has been authorized for investigation as a new drug for which substantial clinical investigations have been instituted and for which the existence of such investigations has been made public, then products containing that substance are outside the definition of a dietary supplement.[1] There is an exception if the substance was “marketed as” a dietary supplement or as a conventional food before the new drug investigations were authorized; however, based on available evidence, FDA has concluded that this is not the case for CBD. FDA is not aware of any evidence that would call into question its current conclusion that CBD products are excluded from the dietary supplement definition under sections 201(ff)(3)(B)(i) and (ii) of the FD&C Act, but you may present FDA with any evidence that has bearing on this issue.\n\nUnapproved New Human Drugs\n\nBased on a review of your website, your CBD and Delta-8 THC products for humans are drugs under section 201(g)(1) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 321(g)(1), because they are intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, and\u002For intended to affect the structure or any function of the body.\n\nExamples of claims from your website https:\u002F\u002Fm6labs.com that provide evidence of the intended use of these products as drugs include, but may not be limited to, the following:\n\nOn your blog post titled, “What is Hemp Derived Delta 8 THC?”\n\n“Fighting Cancer . . . Δ8 may also have cancer-fighting properties . . . [t]he researchers treated mice with cancer for 20 consecutive days with a combination of the isomer and cannabinol. The result? Tumors reduced in size.”\n\n“Reducing Anxiety . . . Δ8 also has anxiolytic properties . . ..”\n\n“Potential Treatment for Weight Disorders”\n\n“Δ8 isomer . . . raised levels of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter, in certain areas of mice brains . . . The relevance of these findings to future dementia research is easy to apprehend when you consider that Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by declining levels of acetylcholine in the human brain.”\n\n“Δ8 improves cognitive function. In the course of the study, they gave oral doses of the isomer to rats with encephalomyelitis, a damaging inflammation of the brain and the spinal cord, and noticed that the neurological function improved.”\n\n“[T]opical Δ8 isomer applications lowered corneal pain and inflammation in rats.”\n\n“The isomer offers many benefits . . . include improved appetite, anxiety reduction, pain relief and improved cognitive function. In addition, the isomer has antiemetic and cancer-fighting properties.”\n\nOn your blog post titled, “How Does CBD Make You Feel?”\n\n“CBD helps relieve pain, inflammation, nausea, and seizures in many cases.”\n\n“CBD is believed to be helpful in the treatment of insomnia and anxiety.”\n\n“People who undergo chemotherapy for cancer often suffer from terrible nausea. In some cases, CBD products may help suppress such nausea.”\n\nOn your blog post titled, “What is CBD and What Does CBD Stand For?”\n\n“From pain to inflammation, depression, and insomnia, cannabidiol has been tried on people to treat a wide variety of health issues. The strongest scientific evidence of its medical effects, however, lies in its ability to treat serious childhood epilepsy in conditions such as the Dravet syndrome.”\n\n“[C]annabidiol is of some use in the treatment of some cancers.”\n\n“CBD is not a cure-all, but there is anecdotal evidence to show that it can be safe and effective for a variety of health conditions, including autoimmune diseases, metabolic syndrome, digestive disorders, cardiovascular dysfunction, chronic pain, and skin conditions.”\n\nOn your Magnolia Botanicals CBD Avocado Oil Tinctures product webpage\n\n“Avocado oil is rich in antioxidants such as lutein which may help decrease inflammation and blood pressure levels.”\n\nYour CBD and Delta-8 THC products for human use are not generally recognized as safe and effective (GRASE) for their above referenced uses and, therefore, these products are “new drugs” under section 201(p) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 321(p). With certain exceptions not applicable here, new drugs may not be legally introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce without prior approval from FDA, as described in sections 301(d) and 505(a) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 331(d) and 355(a). FDA approves a new drug on the basis of scientific data and information demonstrating that the drug is safe and effective. There are no FDA-approved applications in effect for any of the above-mentioned products. Accordingly, these products are unapproved new drugs marketed in violation of sections 505(a) and 301(d) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C 355(a) and 331(d).\n\nMisbranded Human Drugs\n\nYour CBD and Delta-8 THC products for humans are misbranded within the meaning of section 502(f)(1) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 352(f)(1), in that their labeling fails to bear adequate directions for use. “Adequate directions for use” means directions under which a layperson can use a drug safely and for the purposes for which it is intended. (See 21 CFR 201.5.) Your CBD and Delta-8 THC products for humans are offered for conditions that are not amenable to self-diagnosis and treatment by individuals who are not medical practitioners. Therefore, adequate directions for use cannot be written so that a layperson can use these drugs safely for their intended purposes. Under 21 CFR 201.100(c)(2) and 201.115, FDA-approved prescription drugs that bear their FDA-approved labeling are exempt from the requirements that they bear adequate directions for use by a layperson. However, your products are not exempt from the requirement that their labeling bear adequate directions for use because no FDA-approved applications are in effect for these products.\n\nThe introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of misbranded drugs is prohibited under section 301(a) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 331(a).\n\n301(ll) and Adulterated Human Foods\n\nAccording to your product labeling, your “Nobel Hemp CBD Snapping Rocks,” “Nobel Hemp CBD Chews,” “Magnolia Botanicals CBD Canna Rocks Popping Candy,” Silver Lake CBD Infused Sugar,” and “Magnolia Botanicals Vegan Hemp Chews” products are foods to which CBD has been added. We note that these products are marketed as containing varying quantities of CBD.\n\nHowever, you should be aware that it is a prohibited act under section 301(ll) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 331(ll), to introduce or deliver for introduction into interstate commerce any food, including animal food, to which has been added a drug approved under section 505 of the FD&C Act or for which substantial clinical investigations have been instituted and for which the existence of such investigations has been made public. Based on available evidence, FDA has concluded that the prohibition in section 301(ll) applies to CBD. There is an exception if the substance was marketed in food before the drug was approved or before the substantial clinical investigations involving the drug had been instituted. However, based on the available evidence discussed above, FDA has concluded that this is not the case for CBD. FDA is not aware of any evidence that would call into question its current conclusion that section 301(ll) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 331(ll), prohibits the introduction into interstate commerce of any food to which CBD has been added, but you may present FDA with any evidence bearing on this issue.\n\nAccording to your product labeling, your “Nobel Hemp CBD Snapping Rocks,” “Nobel Hemp CBD Chews,” “Magnolia Botanicals CBD Canna Rocks Popping Candy,” Silver Lake CBD Infused Sugar,” and “Magnolia Botanicals Vegan Hemp Chews” products are foods to which CBD has been added. Therefore, the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of those products is a prohibited act under section 301(ll) of the FD&C Act.\n\nYou should also be aware that, as defined in section 201(s) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 321(s), the term “food additive” refers to any substance the intended use of which results in it becoming a component of any food, unless the substance is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) among qualified experts under the conditions of its intended use, or unless the substance meets a listed exception.[2]\n\nFood additives require premarket approval based on data demonstrating safety. Any food additive that has not been approved for its intended use in food is deemed to be unsafe under section 409(a) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 348(a), and causes the food to be adulterated under section 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 342(a)(2)(C)(i). Introduction of an adulterated food into interstate commerce is prohibited under section 301(a) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 331(a).\n\nThere is no food additive regulation that authorizes the use of CBD. We are not aware of any information to indicate that CBD is the subject of a prior sanction (see 21 CFR Part 181). Furthermore, we are not aware of any basis to conclude that CBD is GRAS for use in conventional foods. FDA's regulations in 21 CFR 170.30(a)-(c) describe the criteria for eligibility for classification of a food ingredient as GRAS. The use of a food substance may be GRAS based on either scientific procedures or, for a substance used in food before 1958, through experience based on common use in food (see 21 CFR 170.30).\n\nWe know of no basis for general recognition of safety for CBD based either on scientific procedures or common use in food prior to January 1, 1958. Based on our review of published, scientific literature, existing data and information do not provide an adequate basis to conclude that the use of CBD in food meets the criteria for GRAS status. Some of the available data raise serious concerns about potential harm from CBD. Our review of publicly available data associated with the one FDA-approved CBD drug, as well as our review of published scientific literature, identified potential for liver injury from CBD and potentially harmful interactions with certain drugs. In addition, studies in animals have shown that CBD can interfere with the development and function of testes and sperm, decrease testosterone levels, and impair sexual behavior in males. Therefore, based on our review, the use of CBD in your products does not satisfy the criteria for GRAS status under 21 CFR 170.30.\n\nFDA is not aware of any other exception to the food additive definition that would apply to CBD for use as an ingredient in a conventional food. Therefore, CBD added to a conventional food is a food additive under section 201(s) of the FD&C Act and is subject to the provisions of section 409 of the FD&C Act. Under section 409, a food additive is deemed unsafe unless it is approved by FDA for its intended use prior to marketing. CBD is not approved for use in any conventional food. Food containing an unsafe food additive within the meaning of section 409 is adulterated within the meaning of section 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of the FD&C Act. Therefore, your “Nobel Hemp CBD Snapping Rocks,” “Nobel Hemp CBD Chews,” “Magnolia Botanicals CBD Canna Rocks Popping Candy,” “Silver Lake CBD Infused Sugar,” and “Magnolia Botanicals Vegan Hemp Chews” products are adulterated within the meaning of section 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of the FD&C Act because they bear or contain an unsafe food additive. Introduction of these adulterated foods into interstate commerce is prohibited under section 301(a) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 331(a).\n\nFurther, according to your product labeling, your “Silver Lake Delta 8 Atomic Crystals” and “Silver Lake Delta 8 Infused Sugar” products are foods to which Delta-8 THC has been added.\n\nThere is no food additive regulation that authorizes the use of Delta-8 THC. We are not aware of any information to indicate that Delta-8 THC is the subject of a prior sanction (see 21 CFR Part 181). Furthermore, we are not aware of any basis to conclude that Delta-8 THC is GRAS for use in conventional foods.\n\nWe know of no basis for general recognition of safety for Delta-8 THC based either on scientific procedures or common use in food prior to January 1, 1958. Based on our review of published, scientific literature, existing data and information do not provide an adequate basis to conclude that the use of Delta-8 THC in food meets the criteria for GRAS status. Some of the available data raise serious concerns about potential harm from Delta-8 THC. Our review of published scientific literature identified potential for adverse effects on the central nervous and cardiopulmonary systems. In addition, studies in animals have suggested that gestational exposure to Delta-8 THC can interfere with neurodevelopment. Therefore, based on our review, the use of Delta-8 THC in your products does not satisfy the criteria for GRAS status under 21 CFR 170.30.\n\nFDA is not aware of any other exception to the food additive definition that would apply to Delta-8 THC for use as an ingredient in a conventional food. Therefore, Delta-8 THC added to a conventional food is a food additive under section 201(s) of the FD&C Act and is subject to the provisions of section 409 of the FD&C Act. Under section 409, a food additive is deemed unsafe unless it is approved by FDA for its intended use prior to marketing. Delta-8 THC is not approved for use in any conventional food. Food containing an unsafe food additive within the meaning of section 409 is adulterated within the meaning of section 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of the FD&C Act. Therefore, your “Silver Lake Delta 8 Atomic Crystals” and “Silver Lake Delta 8 Infused Sugar” products are adulterated within the meaning of section 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of the FD&C Act because they bear or contain an unsafe food additive. Introduction of these adulterated food into interstate commerce is prohibited under section 301(a) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 331(a).\n\nUnapproved New Animal Drugs\n\nDuring our review of your website, https:\u002F\u002Fm6labs.com, FDA determined that your firm is marketing CBD-containing products for animals that are unapproved new animal drugs. Based on our review of your website, your CBD-containing products for animals are drugs under section 201(g)(1)(B) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 321(g)(1)(B), because they are intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in animals. Further, as discussed below, these products are unapproved new animal drugs and marketing them violates the FD&C Act.\n\nExamples of claims observed on your website https:\u002F\u002Fm6labs.com that show the intended use of your products for animals as drugs include, but may not be limited to, the following:\n\nOn your product page for “Magnolia Botanicals MB Pets Hemp Oil”:\n\n“[S]upport the reduction of symptoms associated with seizure disorders, ease inflammation and pain . . . and reduce anxiety and nervousness.”\n\nOn your product page for “Nobel Hemp Pet Comfort Tincture”:\n\n“[S]upport the reduction of symptoms associated with seizure disorders, ease inflammation and pain . . . and reduce anxiety and nervousness.”\n\nOn your product pages for “Silver Lake Pet Comfort Tincture”:\n\n“[S]upport the reduction of symptoms associated with seizure disorders, may help ease inflammation and pain . . . and could reduce anxiety and nervousness.”\n\nYour CBD-containing products for animals are “new animal drugs” under section 201(v) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 321(v), because they are not generally recognized, among experts qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of animal drugs, as safe and effective for use under the conditions prescribed, recommended, or suggested in the labeling.\n\nTo be legally marketed, a new animal drug must have an approved new animal drug application, conditionally approved new animal drug application, or index listing under sections 512, 571, and 572 of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 360b, 360ccc, and 360ccc-1. These products are not approved, or index listed by the FDA, and therefore these products are considered unsafe under section 512(a) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 360b(a), and adulterated under section 501(a)(5) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 351(a)(5). Introduction of these adulterated drugs into interstate commerce is prohibited under section 301(a) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 331(a).\n\n* * *\n\nThis letter is not intended to be an all-inclusive statement of violations that may exist in connection with your products. You are responsible for investigating and determining the causes of any violations and for preventing their recurrence or the occurrence of other violations. It is your responsibility to ensure that your firm complies with all requirements of federal law, including FDA regulations.\n\nThis letter notifies you of our concerns and provides you an opportunity to address them. Failure to adequately address this matter may result in legal action including, without limitation, seizure and injunction.\n\nPlease notify FDA in writing, within fifteen working days of receipt of this letter, of the specific steps you have taken to correct these violations. Include an explanation of each step being taken to prevent the recurrence of violations, as well as copies of related documentation. If you believe that your products are not in violation of the FD&C Act, include your reasoning and any supporting information for our consideration. If you cannot complete corrective action within fifteen working days, state the reason for the delay and the time within which you will complete the correction.\n\nYour response should be sent to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, CDER\u002FOC\u002FOffice of Unapproved Drugs and Labeling Compliance by email to FDAADVISORY@fda.hhs.gov.\n\nSincerely,\n\n\u002FS\u002F\n\nDonald D. Ashley\n\nDirector\n\nOffice of Compliance\n\nCenter for Drug Evaluation and Research\n\nFood and Drug Administration\n\n\u002FS\u002F\n\nNeal Bataller\n\nDirector\n\nDivision of Drug Compliance\n\nOffice of Surveillance & Compliance\n\nCenter for Veterinary Medicine\n\nFood and Drug Administration\n\n\u002FS\u002F\n\nAnn M. Oxenham\n\nDirector\n\nOffice of Compliance\n\nCenter for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition\n\nFood and Drug Administration\n\n[1] CBD is the active ingredient in the approved drug product Epidiolex. Furthermore, the existence of substantial clinical investigations regarding CBD has been made public. For example, two such substantial clinical investigations include GW Pharmaceuticals’ investigations regarding Sativex and Epidiolex. (See GW Pharmaceuticals Receives Investigational New Drug (IND) from FDA for Phase 2\u002F3 Clinical Trial of Epidiolex in the Treatment of Dravet Syndrome). FDA considers a substance to be “authorized for investigation as a new drug” if it is the subject of an Investigational New Drug application (IND) that has gone into effect. Under 21 CFR 312.2, unless a clinical investigation meets the limited criteria in that regulation, an IND is required for all clinical investigations of products that are subject to section 505 of the FD&C Act.\n\n[2] Under section 201(s) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 321(s), the following types of substances are excluded from the food additive definition: (1) pesticide chemical residues in or on a raw agricultural commodity or processed food, (2) pesticide chemicals, (3) color additives, (4) substances used in accordance with a “prior sanction” (i.e., a sanction or approval granted prior to the enactment of the Food Additives Amendment of 1958 under the FD&C Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, or the Meat Inspection Act), (5) new animal drugs, and (6) dietary ingredients in or intended for use in a dietary supplement.","2026-08-20T01:56:37.865+00:00",[22,23,24,9,10,25,25,25],"\u003Ctime datetime=\"2022-05-04T12:40:00Z\">05\u002F04\u002F2022\u003C\u002Ftime>\n","\u003Ctime datetime=\"2022-05-04T04:00:00Z\">05\u002F04\u002F2022\u003C\u002Ftime>\n","\u003Ca href=\"\u002Finspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations\u002Fwarning-letters\u002Fm-six-labs-inc-618701-05042022\">M Six Labs, Inc.\u003C\u002Fa>","","2026-08-18T06:42:29.262718+00:00","2026-08-20T02:24:56.48659+00:00",{"510k":29,"classification":30,"enforcement":31,"event":32,"pma":33,"warning_letter":34},"2026-08-18T06:35:18.347+00:00","2026-08-18T05:52:53.75+00:00","2026-08-18T08:01:54.918+00:00","2026-08-19T02:58:35.995+00:00","2026-08-18T06:36:30.549+00:00","2026-08-20T03:28:02.95+00:00"]