Report Says 70% of CBDProducts AreContaminated withHeavy Metals orPesticidesNEWS

MAY 24 , 2019 08 :36 AM PSTby ZACH HARRIS

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"You have an industry that has a rampant

quality control issue."

If you’re heading to the head shop or health store

for a new hemp-based CBD product to help curb

your anxiety, relieve your arthritis, or just spice up

your morning latte, you may be unknowingly

purchasing pesticides, heavy metals, or something

that contains no actual cannabidiol at all.

According to a new investigative report from

Ellipse Analytics and CBS Austin, 70% of the 240

top selling hemp CBD products available online or

in non-dispensary retailers tested positive for heavy

metals like lead and arsenic, concentrated chemical

pesticides, toxic mold, and other potentially

dangerous impurities.

"You have an industry that has a rampant quality

control issue," Dr. Sean Callan, who lead the Ellipse

cannabidiol testing research, told CBS Austin.

"Comparing [CBD] to other supplements that we've

tested, we found really high levels of pesticides,

really high levels of heavy metals."

Since the federal Farm Bill was signed into law last

year, hemp-derived CBD products containing less

than 0.03% THC are technically legal across the

United States. But without regulatory oversight

from the Food and Drug Administration, the

cannabidiol industry may as well be the Wild West.

In addition to residual fungicides, pesticides, and

ground metals, Callan’s team found that most

hemp CBD products on the market contained

significantly less cannabidiol than advertised.

"They have to test for the THC content because

there's a federal law," Callan said, "but there's no

rule that says you have to actually test your CBD

content."

Until full-scale federal growing, importing, testing,

and labeling standards are applied to hemp

products the same way they are to our food and

other medicinal supplements, the CBD fad

sweeping the nation will be marred by snake oil

hucksters.

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Zach Harris is a writer based in Philadelphia whosework has appeared on Noisey, First We Feast, andJenkem Magazine. You can find him on Twitter@10000youtubes complaining about NBA referees.Contact.

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