The FTC and the FDA have ordered six companies to remove from their websites and stores THC-containing products that look “nearly identical” to treats that children enjoy, saying it would be easy for youngsters to inadvertently consume them.
last week to retailers around the country demanding that they take down items, including THC-infused chips sold in bags that look like Doritos, others that resemble Cheetos and candy that could easily be mistaken for Nerds. Additionally, they targeted some items, including bear-shaped gummies in colorful packaging, that generically resemble children’s treats.
“Marketing edible THC products that can be easily mistaken by children for regular foods is reckless and illegal,” Samuel Levine, the director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, said in a news release. “Companies must ensure that their products are marketed safely and responsibly, especially when it comes to protecting the well-being of children.
While the FDA is generally concerned about all foods containing delta-8 THC, the agencies specifically went after products that mimic popular candies and snacks. Regulators say that children and adults alike could be confused, causing them either to ingest the THC without realizing it or to consume more than they realize.The companies that received the letters were Delta Munchies in Los Angeles; Exclusive Hemp Farms in Gilroy, Calif., North Carolina Hemp Exchange in Raleigh, Dr.
One of the products with which regulators took issue was a bag sold by Dr. Smoke labeled Doritos, with colors and fonts almost indistinguishable from the genuine product. The company also sells a product that mimics Cheetos in similar fashion. Others look like brand-name snacks with slight modifications: North Carolina Hemp Exchange was cited as offering products such as “Stoneos,” which resemble Oreos.
Diane Becker, that company’s manager, said the company removed four products from its website as instructed. Becker noted that her company did not manufacture the items but bought them from a distributor — as is likely to be the case with some of the other companies. “We understood their concern about the packaging of those particular products and relayed their concerns to the vendor that sold the products to us,” she said in an emailed statement.
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