, /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued warning letters to five companies for illegally selling copycat food products containing delta-8 THC and introducing them into the marketplace in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).
The warning letters were issued to: , , , and . The FDA also issued a warning letter independently to the company for the same FD&C Act violations. These warnings serve as part of the FDA and FTC's ongoing joint effort to take action against companies selling illegal copycat food products containing delta-8 THC.
In , the two agencies worked together to warn six other companies for selling edible food products containing delta-8 THC in packaging that could easily be confused for foods sold by popular national brands. All six of those companies no longer have such products in stock. In , the about children accidentally ingesting food products containing delta-8 THC.
From , to , the FDA received over 300 adverse event reports involving children and adults who consumed delta-8 THC products. Nearly half of these reports involved hospitalization or emergency department visits, and approximately two-thirds of these adverse events followed ingestion of delta-8 THC-containing food products such as candy or brownies. Adverse events included, but were not limited to, hallucinations, vomiting, tremor, anxiety, dizziness, confusion, and loss of consciousness.
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