Hello again.

This isn’t the most glamorous post we’ll ever write, but it might be one of the most important. It’s about who the Food Standards Agency (FSA) says should not take CBD food products.

By CBD food products we mean things you swallow, like our oil drops and gel tabs. Creams, bath bombs and lip balms are cosmetics and aren’t what this post is about.

Who the FSA says should avoid CBD foods

In its June 2026 Food Fact Check, the FSA says that vulnerable groups should avoid CBD. That includes:

• Children and young people under 18
• Anyone who is pregnant
• Anyone who is breastfeeding
• Anyone trying to conceive
• People taking medication

The FSA explains why: there’s a lack of evidence on the safety of CBD when it comes to reproduction, development and how it interacts with medication. In other words, it’s a precaution based on what isn’t yet known.

So please don’t use our oils or gel tabs if any of those apply to you, and please don’t buy them for anyone under 18.

If you take medication

The FSA says CBD can interact with certain medications, and that the risk depends on the specific medication. Its advice is that CBD isn’t recommended for people taking any medication unless under medical direction.

That covers prescription medicines, but if you take anything regularly, it’s worth having a quick word with your GP or pharmacist before trying a CBD food product. They know your situation; we don’t.

The same goes if you have an underlying health condition. The FSA advises avoiding CBD in that case too, unless under medical direction.

The FSA’s 10mg a day

For healthy adults, the FSA advises limiting CBD from food to 10mg a day. It also says that the more CBD someone has over their lifetime, the more likely they are to develop long-term adverse effects, and that the risk relates to how much is taken.

We want to be really clear about what that 10mg is:

• It’s the FSA’s general guidance for healthy adults, across all CBD foods from every brand.
• It’s an upper limit for a day, not a target to aim for.
• It’s not a dose we’re recommending for our bottles or tabs.

How much CBD you’d actually be having depends on the per-serving amount on the label, which isn’t the same as the big number on the front. We’re writing a separate post on exactly that.

Where things stand with the rules

At the time of writing, no CBD food products have been authorised in the UK. The FSA keeps a public list of CBD foods linked to applications it’s assessing, and being on that list means an application is in progress, not that a product is approved. So you won’t see us calling anything “FSA approved”.

At its September 2026 board meeting, the FSA recommended that ministers authorise the first three CBD novel food applications. The final decision rests with ministers. If the rules or the advice change, we’ll update our posts.

Why we’re telling you this

It might seem odd for a shop to write a post about who shouldn’t buy from it. But we’d much rather you heard it from us, plainly, than found it buried in small print. If CBD isn’t right for you at the moment, that’s absolutely fine, and we’d rather you didn’t buy it.

If you’re not sure whether any of this applies to you, talk to your GP or pharmacist first. And if you’ve got a question about one of our products, email help@cbdhealthyliving.co.uk.

Take care,
The CBD Healthy Living team, Barnsley