Calm Leaf: UK Product & Regulatory Compliance Overview

Calm Leaf: UK Product & Regulatory Compliance Overview

Introduction

Calm Leaf is a UK-based company dedicated to providing high-quality, legally compliant hemp and Cannabidiol (CBD) products. This document outlines our comprehensive product range and details our stringent adherence to all relevant UK regulatory frameworks, ensuring transparency and trust for our partners and customers.

Our approach prioritises safety, quality, and complete legal compliance, allowing consumers to enjoy our products with full confidence.

 

1. Our Product Range

We specialise in two primary categories of products derived from legal industrial hemp:

 

A. CBD Hemp Tea

Our CBD Hemp Tea is crafted from dried leaves and flowers of the Cannabis sativa L. plant, sourced from low-THC industrial hemp varieties. Our tea is rich in naturally occurring CBD and terpenes.

  • Key Feature: This product is designed for a relaxing experience, using non-psychoactive hemp, and does not contain THC above the legal threshold.

  • Compliance: Our hemp tea is fully compliant with UK law, containing controlled substances like THC well below the legal limit for finished consumer products.

B. CBD Consumer Products

We offer a range of convenient and accurately dosed CBD products, using isolated or broad-spectrum CBD extracts.

 

Product Type

Description

Primary Use

CBD Oil (Tinctures)

Liquid extract suspended in a carrier oil (e.g., MCT), designed for sublingual use.

Highly customisable dosing and fast absorption.

CBD Gummies

Edible, pre-dosed soft chews.

Convenient, flavourful, and discreet dosing.

CBD Capsules

Encapsulated, measured doses of CBD powder or oil.

Consistent, exact dosing, easy to integrate into daily routines.

2. Adherence to UK Legal and Regulatory Compliance

Calm Leaf operates with full transparency and strictly adheres to the governing bodies and regulations of the United Kingdom, primarily the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the Home Office.

 

A. Controlled Substance Compliance (THC Limits)

Compliance regarding the controlled substance Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is managed through two distinct thresholds:

  1. Cultivation Limit (0.2% THC): We ensure our raw material is derived from industrial hemp that has been legally grown under a Home Office licence. This requires the plant to contain no more than 0.2% THC (dry weight) and to be from an EU-approved variety. This ensures the source material is lawful.

  2. Finished Product Limit (1mg Rule): All Calm Leaf finished consumer products (including oils, gummies, capsules, and individual servings of hemp tea) are tested to ensure they meet the criteria for being "exempt" from control under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.

    • The Critical Threshold: Our products contain no more than 1 milligram (1mg) of controlled cannabinoids (like THC) per container or product unit. This is the definitive legal threshold enforced in the UK for consumer CBD and hemp products.

B. Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Novel Food Status

CBD extracts are classified as a Novel Food in the UK. This requires all CBD products sold as ingestible items to undergo a Novel Food authorisation process with the FSA.

  • Validation Status: Calm Leaf sources CBD ingredients exclusively from Novel Food applications that have been successfully validated by the FSA and are on the official public list. This ensures our products are legally permitted to remain on the market while the authorisation process proceeds.

  • Traceability: We maintain complete traceability of all our CBD extracts back to the original validated source.

C. Health and Medicinal Claims (MHRA/ASA)

In the UK, only licensed medicines can claim to treat, cure, or prevent disease.

  • No Medical Claims: Calm Leaf strictly adheres to the guidelines of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). We do not make unauthorised medical or health claims. Our products are marketed and sold purely as supplements or food items.

D. Quality Assurance and Testing

Our compliance is verified through rigorous, independent testing:

  1. Third-Party Lab Testing: Every batch of raw extract and every finished product is sent to an accredited third-party laboratory for comprehensive analysis.

  2. Certificate of Analysis (CoA): A CoA is generated for every batch. This document verifies the exact CBD content (potency) and, critically, confirms that the total content of controlled cannabinoids is below the 1mg per container legal limit.

  3. Customer Access: We provide a link or QR code on our packaging, allowing any customer to access the corresponding CoA for their product, ensuring full transparency.

Conclusion

Calm Leaf is dedicated to leading the market with transparency and robust compliance. By sourcing from legal 0.2% THC industrial hemp and ensuring all finished consumer products meet the crucial 1mg per container limit under UK law, we provide fully compliant, high-quality products that our customers can trust.