Hemp Today reports
The Australian Hemp Council (AHC) has launched a campaign to raise funds needed to meet newly established requirements that would clarify the market for hemp in animal feeds.
After the AHC engaged in extensive discussions with the Federal Agricultural Minister, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) and the Federal Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, APVMA set down compliance requirements under which hemp fractions (meal and hulls) used for “sustenance” purposes only must undergo an agency technical assessment.
Also, “hemp fractions” used in a product making claims but not a “therapeutic” ingredient, such as hempseed oil, must undergo an “ingredient determination” by the APVMA.
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