 apparent ‘failure’ to prevent the flood of intoxicating hemp products across the country. ){kind=link}
The US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is set to hold a hearing to examine the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) apparent ‘failure’ to prevent the flood of intoxicating hemp products across the country.
Intoxicating hemp-derived substances have become one of the most contentious products in the US over the past year, seeing manufacturers utilise what has been described as a legal ‘loophole’ to sell products with similar effects as recreational cannabis with little to no regulatory oversight.
While many bills have been introduced to correct this problem at the federal level, they are a long way away. This has led to states enacting their own regulations, which creates a patchwork across the United States.
On Wednesday (April 09), the committee has announced that it will host a hearing titled ‘Restoring Trust in FDA: Rooting Out Illicit Products’.
Jonathan Miller is one of four witnesses who have confirmed their participation. This suggests that they will be playing a major role in the discussion.
According to the Committee’s website, the hearing will be focused on the FDA’s failure to ‘take necessary enforcement actions resulting in a flood of illicit and counterfeit products entering the country.’
These products are primarily manufactured by entities that control or have affiliations with the Chinese Communist Party. Members will be able to get information and conduct an oversight from the FDA experts about their regulatory and enforcement powers.
Chairman of the Committee, James Comer, continued: “The Biden FDA stifled innovation with red tape while allowing counterfeit and dangerous products to flood our communities… With newly confirmed FDA Commissioner Makary, we finally have a leader who will put Americans’ safety first, not special interests and bureaucrats. “We look forward to collaborating to restore integrity in our food supply, and to hearing our expert witness’s ideas on how we might achieve this.”