FDA slams CBD company for misbranded animal drugs
The FDA released a letter today to makers of KahmCBD noting that the company made inaccurate claims on their website and social media that establish the products “CBD Hemp Pellets” and “K9 Soft Chews,” are unapproved new animal drugs that are unsafe under section 512(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (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).
The FDA noted in the letter that they are particularly concerned that they are marketing CBD products for food-producing animals. Specifically, their “CBD Hemp Pellets” products that bear labels that state, “FOR EQUINE & LIVESTOCK” and display an image of a horse and a cow. In addition to raising potential concerns regarding safety for the animals themselves, CBD products for food-producing animals raise concerns regarding the safety of the human food (meat, milk, and eggs) derived from those animals.
According to the FDA, there is currently a lack of data on the formation of residues in edible products of food-producing animals in association with the consumption of CBD products by those animals and on safe levels of any potential residues for the human consumer. The FDA requested that they take immediate action to cease the sale of any unapproved CBD products for food-producing animals.
Unapproved New Animal Drugs
During our review of their website and your social media websites, FDA also determined that the company is marketing the unapproved new animal drugs “CBD Hemp Pellets” and “K9 Soft Chews” and marketing them violates the FD&C Act.
Examples of misleading claims that the FDA observed on their website and their social media websites that establish the intended use of your products as drugs include the following:
From “How Kahm CBD can help my horse perform its best” at https://kahmcbd.com/learn/:
• “*Stress – …In short, when a horse is stressed or anxious several of those CB1 receptors become out of balance. Supplementing your horse with either a daily CBD pellet for horses, or a CBD oil (also known as tincture), will allow those receptors that are out of balance to reestablish balance and help support calming in that horse. Using CBD to reduce stress in horses has proven successful time and time again.”
• “*Inflammation – It doesn’t take a scientist to figure out that more wear and tear on a performance horse’s body means more chronic inflammation. Giving our daily CBD pellets for horses twice a day, allows for a constant level of CBD to remain at a therapeutic level. What this means is, if your horse is experiencing muscle soreness, or ECS receptors that are out of balance in the organs, muscles, and connective tissue causing inflammation, CBD will work constantly to find balance in those receptors and reduce the inflammation associated with everyday activity.”
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