Source: Chris Scott, MEATINGPLACE, 7/17/15

The question of how humans may be affected if food products they eat come from animals that have consumed feed that also contains the hemp plant and the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) contained within – has yet to be answered, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

The European Commission (EC) asked the EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM Panel) to conduct a scientific study on what happens to human health when THC enters the human food chain through animals that have consumed feed that contains Cannabis sativa. European standards call for THC content – the active ingredient in marijuana – in any animal feed to be limited to two–tenths of one percent by volume, specifically when hemp seeds or their derivatives are used in animal feed.

CONTAM concluded that exposure to THC through milk and dairy products is “unlikely to pose a health concern” in humans. However, the risk assessment resulting from the use of while hemp-derived food is not feasible because of the “lack of occurrence data,” the agency reported.

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