In an updated statement, the EFSA Panel on “Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens” (NDA) has established a provisional safe intake level for cannabidiol (CBD) as a novel food of 0.0275 milligrams per kilogram of body weight per day (approximately 2 mg/day for a 70 kg adult).

This level applies exclusively to food supplement formulations containing CBD with a purity of at least 98%, free from nanoparticles, and for which the manufacturing process is considered safe and genotoxicity is excluded.

However, for people under the age of 25, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and those undergoing drug therapy, EFSA scientists concluded that the safety of CBD cannot be established.