EIHA Conf

5 – 6 JUNE 2019 · MATERNUSHAUS · GERMANY
350 participants from 44 countries

are expected – don’t miss the oldest and largest
industrial hemp event in 2019 worldwide!
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TOPICS OF • Visions and Global Hemp Industry
THE CONFERENCE
• CBD as Food Supplement and Pharmaceutical
• Hemp Seeds, Oil and Protein for Food and Feed
• Fibres & Shives for Construction,
Biocomposites, Paper
• Country Reports, Agriculture & Processing
• Innovation Award “Hemp Product of the Year 2019”
eiha-conference.org Organiser In Cooperation with Innovation Award Sponsor
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Exhibition�� 4
nova-Institute �� 6
Workshop day prior, 4 June 2019�� 7
Programme of the 1st Day, 5 June 2019 �� 8
Programme of the 2nd Day, 6 June 2019 �� 12
Innovation Award “Hemp Product of the Year 2019” �� 18
Partners & Media Partners �� 23
Hemp becomes the World’s Billion-Dollar Business�� 26
Evaluation of Limit and Guideline Values of THC
(Tetrahydrocannabinol) in Hemp Foods �� 32
10 valuable Quotes on Industrial Hemp �� 37
nova-Institute Events in 2019/20�� 38
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YOUR CONFERENCE TEAM
Jutta Millich
Michael Carus Media & Partnerships
CEO +49 (0)561 50358044
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Dear hemp experts,
We look forward to welcome you to our conference. The nova-
Institute’s hemp conferences can look back on a long history.
After I was personally significantly involved in the legalization and
reintroduction of the industrial hemp in Germany since 1994, we
decided at the nova-Institute to organize the first international
conference “BIORESOURCE HEMP” in Frankfurt in 1995. Five
years later 300 people interested in hemp came to the conference
“BIORESOURCE HEMP” in Wolfsburg in 2000. Six times we
organized the conference “N-FibreBase”, which focused on hemp
and other natural fibres in biocomposites. In 2008, the last year
of the “N-Fibre Base” in Essen, 200 participants came from the Michael Carus
composite materials industry. CEO
In 2003, in close cooperation with the newly founded “European
Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA)”, the first “International
Conference of European Industrial Hemp Association” with only
30 participants took place in a small hotel in Hürth. By 2018, the
conference had grown to 330 participants from 45 countries and is
now taking place in the heart of Cologne, Germany’s fourth-largest
city. Over the years, the conference has developed into the world’s
largest conference on industrial hemp and is the worldwide meeting
place for the flourishing hemp industry.
In 2019, we redesigned the conference in terms of name (EIHA
Hemp Conference) and design in order to freshen it up and set
a new attendance record. For the first time there will be parallel
sessions, numerous panel discussions and a special focus on CBD,
which is currently stuck between great future prospects and Novel
Food hurdles in Europe. With us, you will not only learn about the
current status, but also learn and discuss current strategies.
We offer a range of professional tools and facilities to help you

meet and develop your business contacts. Besides new business
contacts and the deepening of existing as well as many new
insights, the fun shouldn’t come too short. Beer reception, gala
buffet, hemp product award, local Jazz band, hemp slide show
and German bowling and various meeting places guarantee a lot
of fun, as you would expect from a good hemp conference.
Good times
Michael Carus (CEO), Dominik Vogt and his conference team

nova-Institute
P.S.: We are pleased to be able to support the association with this

conference: For every standard two-day booking nova supports
EIHA with 100 €.
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EXHIBITION The fee of a booth (6 m2) is 650 EUR (excl. 19% VAT). We
CONFERENCE HALL
OPPORTUNITIES
MATERNUSSAAL provide you a table, table cloths, a pin board, a chair and
a power connection. You are welcome to use your own
booth system. After booking your booth please submit
Mr. Dominik Vogt dominik.vogt@nova-institut.de a printable logo
and a company profile.
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Free Booked ENGELBERT
EXHIBITORS Booth No.

1 – Isolate Extraction Systems Inc. 16 – CBDepot s.r.o
2 – CANAH International SRL 17 – Innovation Award
3 & 4 – Hempro International GmbH 18 – Match Making
5 – MH medical hemp GmbH 19 – UAB Hemp spot
6 – BAFA Neu GmbH 20 – Elixinol
7 – HempFlax B.V. 21 – Cretes NV
8 – Media Table 22 – Waytan AB
9 – HempToday 23 – Natural Fiber /
10 – oil press GmbH & Co. KG Naturalus Pluostas
11 – GenCanna Global 24 – Gansu Zhongshida
12 – Gilson International BV International Trade Co., Ltd.
Deutschland 25 – Deep Nature Project GmbH
13 – European Industrial 26 – Becanex GmbH
Hemp Association (EIHA) 27 – Hemptouch d.o.o.
14 – nova-Institut GmbH 30 – Agropro
15 – HANF FARM GmbH 34 – Satimed
European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) IN COOPERATION WITH
EIHA is the industry association of the European hemp industry.
Members are companies, which perform the processing or
trading of hemp straw to fibres and shives or hemp raw material
like fibres, shives, seeds or flowers. EIHA was founded as an
association of the members of the European Hemp Industry.
Founded in 2005, EIHA today has 30 regular and more than
160 associate members from 35 countries.
Further information here: www.eiha.org
1st Day, 5 June 2019 2nd Day, 6 June 2019 ENTRANCE FEE
460 € 410 €
590 €
Conference incl. Catering plus 19 % VAT
www.eiha-conference.org REGISTRATION
The conference will take place in the Maternussaal of the

Maternushaus in Cologne (Germany).
Maternushaus VENUE &

Kardinal-Frings-Str. 1–3 | 50668 Köln (Cologne) | Germany ACCOMMODATION
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Political Framework
& Strategy
System Analysis
Strategic Consulting
Dissemination & Circular Economy
Marketing Support Raw Material Supply
Communication & Availability

Networking Price development
EU Project Dissemination Sustainability
Events Bio- and CO2-based Economy
Chemicals & Materials
Biorefineries • Industrial Biotechnology
Sustainability Techno-Economic
Assessments Carbon Capture & Utilisation Evaluation (TEE)
Life Cycle Assessment Process Economics
Environmental footprint Target Costing Analysis
Socio-economic Impacts Life Cycle Costing
Market Research
Trends & Competition Analysis
Feasibility & Potential Studies
Innovation Scouting
ORGANISER nova-Institute
nova-Institute is a private and independent research institute,
founded in 1994; nova offers research and consultancy with a focus
on bio-based and CO2-based economy in the fields of food and
feedstock, techno-economic evaluation, markets, sustainability,
dissemination, B2B communication and policy. Every year, nova
organises several large conferences on these topics; nova-Institute
has more than 30 employees and an annual turnover of 3 million €.
CONTACT nova-Institut GmbH

Chemiepark Knapsack
Industriestr. 300
50354 Hürth, Germany
Phone +49 (0)2233 4814 40

Fax +49 (0)2233 4814 50
Email contact@nova-institut.de
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WORKSHOPS
04 JUNE 2019, ONE DAY IN PRIOR TO THE CONFERENCE
THC/CBD-Workshops, Room Adelheid, 15:00 – 17:30

Limited to Regular Members of the EIHA only (How to become
a regular member? Just click here: http://eiha.org/membership-application)
15:00 Bernhard Beitzke, Daniel Kruse

THC in Food
ENCE HALL
RNUSSAAL 15:30 Bernhard Beitzke, Daniel Kruse & Boris Banas
Hemp Extract – Status in Europe
16:00 Bernhard Beitzke, Daniel Kruse & Boris Banas
EIHA CBD Novel Food Application Concept
18:30 General Meeting of EIHA (Room: Adelheid), for members only
21:00 Social gathering at the Craftbeer Corner Coeln, WORKSHOP
Martinstr. 32 in the Old City of Cologne (www.craftbeercorner.de)
THC in Food
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PROGRAMME OF THE CONFERENCE
1st DAY, 05 JUNE 2019
Visions and Global Hemp Industry

Chairperson
Michael Carus
nova-Institut
10:00 Michael Carus

nova-Institut and member of the EIHA advisory board
Welcome and Introduction to the Conference
10:10 Lorenza Romanese

Managing director of EIHA
Lobbying Actions in Brussels on Hemp Food, CBD and CAP Reform –
an Opportunity for the Hemp Sector
10:30 Catherine Wilson

CannaWellness and EIHA board member
The Future of Hemp
10:50 Steve Bevan

GenCanna
Global Hemp Economics
11:10 Paul Benhaim

Elixinol Global
Hemp and Cannabis in a Modern and Changing World
11:30 Kehrt Reyher

HempToday
Powering the Industry with Modern Media Tools
11:50 Discussion with all Speakers of the Session

12:05 Lunch Break
Country Reports
Chairperson
Kehrt Reyher
HempToday
13:35 Mark Reinders

HempFlax and president of EIHA
Update on EIHA and the European Hemp Industry
13:55 Ted Haney

Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance
The Canadian Hemp Industry – A Billion Dollar Blueprint
14:25 Thiprada Poonsawat

Kasetsart University
Hemp in Thailand – Current Status and the Coming of
Medical Hemp
14:45 Rohit Sharma

Indian Industrial Hemp Association
Indian Hemp Techno Commercial & Market Update
15:05 Michalis Theodoropoulos

KANNABIO Hemp Cooperative
Cooperativism in the Hemp Industry – Prospects and Challenges

15:40 Coffee Break
Agriculture & Processing
Chairperson
Michael Dickeduisberg
Chamber of Agriculture for
North Rhine-Westphalianova-Institut
16:10 Mark Reinders

HempFlax and president of EIHA
25 years HempFlax – Making the Dream Come True was Hard Work:
High-value Utilisation of all Parts of the hemp Crop:
Fibres, Shives, Seeds and CBD
16:40 Thierry Masi
Laroche
Laroche Innovations for Cottonisation of Hemp Fibres
17:00 Michael Carus

nova-Institut and member of the EIHA advisory board
Update on Carbon Footprint and Sustainability of Different Natural Fibres
for Biocomposites and Insulation
Innovation Award “Hemp Product of the Year 2019”
(sponsored by HempFlax)
Chairperson
Michael Carus
nova-Institut
Asta Partanen
nova-Institut
17:30 Corinna Clausen

Academy of Design and Crafts Münster
Light Sculptures Monas
17:40 Oana Suciu

BAFA Neu
Absolute Hemp Protein
17:50 Sven Brülke

hanfwerk Feinkostmanufaktur
Hanfling – Hanfling Bombay – Hanfling Chorizo
18:00 Bettina Schütz

Hempster
Raw Vegan Shake
18:10 Barbara Novak

Hemptouch
Hemptouch Balancing Face Cream
18:20 Jeremiah Dutton

Trifilon
Trifilon BioLite – Trolley Case made of PP Hemp Fibre
18:30 Beer on Tap (sponsored by )

20:00 Dinner Buffet, Jazz Music & The Hemp Project Collective :
Impressions of Industrial Hemp
21:00 Award Ceremony
21:30 Hemp Slide Show
22:30 Traditional German Bowling
PROGRAMME OF THE CONFERENCE
2nd DAY, 06 JUNE 2019
Hemp Construction, Biocomposites and Paper

Chairperson
Asta Partanen
nova-Institut
09:00 Candice Meskin

Quintessential Tips
Hemp Paper for Business and Beyond
09:20 Steve Allin

International Hemp Building Association
The Broad Range of Hempcrete Applications Worldwide
09:40 Carl Martel

Advanced Hemp Technologies
Building an Integrated Energy Storage from Hemp Materials
10:00 Jeremiah Dutton

Trifilon
Trifilon Biocomposites – Advancing Sustainability &
Performance with Hemp Fibres

10:35 Coffee Break
Hemp Food
Chairperson
Lisa Haag
MJ Universe
11:05 Rafael Dulon

Hanf Farm
Hemp-based Food: A Worldwide Traditionally Known Source of
Human Nutrition is Being Rediscovered
11:25 Daniel Kruse

Hemp Factory and EIHA board member
Modern Hemp Food Processing
11:45 Rebecca Wiegärtner
Food Industry & Retail Professional
Hemp Food Products – Product Features & Market Trends
12:05 Catherine Wilson

CannaWellness and EIHA board member
EU History of Hemp Flowers and Leaves Consumed in Food –
it is NOT Novel
Parallel session: “Agriculture”, Room Adelheid

Chairperson
Stephan Piotrowski
nova-Institut
11:05 Zuzana Finta

Agromag
Hungarian Variety Sortiment and Changing Market Demands
11:25 Luca De Prato

Murdoch University
Genetics by Environment Interactions of Temperate and Tropical
Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa L) Varieties: Phenological and
Cannabinoid Responses to Nitrogen, Day Length and Temperature
11:45 Jan Marek
INOTEX
BIO-RETTING- A Single Step Enzymatic Post-Treatment Process
Boosting the Bast Fibre Resource Efficiency
12:05 Skirmantas Nikstele

Agropro
Selling Hemp Business to a Canadian Investor
12:40 Lunch Break
CBD and other Cannabinoids
Chairperson
Lorenza Romanese
Managing director of EIHA
14:30 Hana Gabrielová

Hempoint
Kenzi Riboulet-Zemouli
Knowmad Institut
Approaching Hemp and Cannabis Policies Through
the Lens of Sustainable Development
14:50 Feihu Liu

Yunnan University
Overview on the Hemp Industry in China and the Chinese
Technology for CBD Production
15:10 Laurène Tran

Harmony
Outlook and Insights on CBD Regulation in Spain,
France, and the UK
15:30 Valentina Vaguengueim

CANNABIS COMPLIANCE INC.
Global Future of CBD – Pharmaceutical vs. Dietary Supplement:
International Policies and Trends
15:50 Joscha Krauss

MH medical hemp
Medicinal Cannabis in Germany – A Market Evaluation

16:25 Coffee Break
CBD and other Cannabinoids
16:55 Franjo Grotenhermen
nova-Institut
News and Perspectives on CBD in Medical Practice and Self-treatment
17:15 Tim Phillips

Tamarind Media/CBD-Intel
CBD Consumer Segmentation: Who is Using CBD in Europe and Why?
17:35 Rien Havens

Amrit Labs
Industrial Hemp Extraction, Refinement and
Post Refinement Demystified
17:55 Giuseppe Cannazza

Federcanapa
Pitfalls in the Analysis of Cannabinoids
18:15 Sebastian Kamphorst

Laia’s Proteinhanf/Becanex
Next Generation of CBD Extraction – Low Pressure, Low Temperature
(LPLT) Extraction, a Newly Developed Mild One Step Extraction
18:35 Julie Fry

ASTM D37 Committee
An Update on International Consensus Standards for the Cannabis and
Hemp Industry

19:05 Final come together
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at the conference 2018
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INNOVATION AWARD For the second time, the Innovation Award “Hemp Product of the
“HEMP PRODUCT OF THE Year 2019” will be granted to the young, innovative hemp industry
YEAR 2019” for finding suitable applications and markets for industrial hemp-
based products. Focus of the award is on new developments within
these business areas. The winners will be elected at the “16th
EIHA Hemp Conference”, 5 – 6 June 2019 in Cologne, Germany.
Six new materials and products out of 30 applications have been
nominated. The award is sponsored by HempFlax.
Hanfling – Hanfling Bombay – Hanfling Chorizo Light Sculptures Monas

hanfwerk Feinkostmanufaktur Academy of Design and Crafts Münster
Hemp Product of the Year 2019

Raw Vegan Shake
Hempster Nominees for the Innovation Award
eiha-conference.org
Organiser Award Sponsor
Trolley Case of PP Hemp Fibre Absolute Hemp Protein Hemptouch Balancing Face Cream
Trifilon BAFA Neu Hemptouch
THE “TOP 6” CANDIDATES IN DETAIL
Light Sculptures Monas ACADEMY OF DESIGN AND

The innovative design light sculptures are made of hemp cellulose. CRAFTS MÜNSTER
For the production of the handmade paper, they used hemp
cellulose (Cannabis sativa – Moraceae) and potato flour. The round
and damp handmade paper sheets dry directly on the wire frame
where it is attached. As the damp fibres links together in a natural
way, usage of glue is not necessary. To improve the stability, certain
functional characteristics and for paper finishing, paper pulp are
mixed with environmentally friendly wall paper paste. Later the
mixture and strips of paper are applied in layers. After the drying
process, the wire frame is pressed together and is removed.
www.akademie-gestaltung.de
Absolute Hemp Protein BAFA NEU

Innovative hemp protein powder contains over 70% complete
protein. It has a nutty taste and white color. It is much creamier
and mixable with liquids and it doesn’t contain insoluble fibre
fraction. The hemp protein powder is naturally white which ensures
great bright colors in shakes when mixed with fresh fruit such as
strawberries, raspberries or mango. This product is 100% natural
and is also available in a certified organic version. Hemp protein
powder is an ideal protein supplement for athletic vegetarians and
vegans. It is allergen free and a complete protein.
www.bafa-gmbh.de
Hanfling – Hanfling Bombay – Hanfling Chorizo HANFWERK

The Hanfling is an organic, vegan friendly product in three different FEINKOSTMANUFAKTUR
tastes. Hanfling Nature – Hanfling Bombay and Hanfling Chorizo.
This can be eaten as raw or fried such as grilled or toasted. This
product needs to be refrigerated with an expiry date of 6 months.
They use hemp seeds as the main ingredients as well as self-
made hemp-tofu. The product is available in around 100 organic
supermarkets in Germany.
www.hanfwerk.de
HEMPSTER Raw Vegan Shake
Raw Vegan Shake is a fresh, yummy, organic hemp drink designed
to optimize the nutritional benefit of hemp seeds. It is locally
produced and comes in four flavors: Chocolate, Chai Latte, Cocos
and Vanilla Malt. This shake is ideal for breakfast, as a nourishing
snack or as an energy drink and it contains high-quality and valuable
essential nutriments. Through a unique production method from
Hempster, they have created a product which ticks all the boxes
and gives the customer a pleasant, satisfying drinking experience.
www.hempster.se
HEMPTOUCH Hemptouch Balancing Face Cream

Hemptouch Balancing Face Cream is a first ever skin care product
formulated with a unique trilogy of industrial hemp extracts such
as hemp hydrolate, CBD and hemp seed oil. This innovative face
cream combats blemished and acne-prone skin, one of the biggest
segments in skin care industry. It brings a brand-new approach
to the fight against acne and oily skin, proving that hemp is a
powerful alternative to over the counter medicine. Hemp hydrolate
has antimicrobial properties, visibly tightens pores and smooths
skin texture. CBD extract helps to control excess oil production
which prevents blemishes and purifies acne-prone skin. Hemp
seed oil with its nurturing omega acids restores healthy-looking
radiance. This cream is dermatologically tested, proven to reduce
the secretion of sebum.
www.hemptouch.com
TRIFILON Trifilon BioLite – Trolley Case made of PP Hemp Fibre

Trifilon offers a green alternative with BioLite. BioLite is a
polypropylene that is reinforced with 30% hemp fibers. Hemp
makes some of the world’s strongest natural fibers, the products
made with BioLite are light and durable. BioLite’s hemp fibers
enhance and improve material properties for many applications.
This technology gives manufacturers a way to meaningfully begin
working with renewable feedstocks and an excellent one in hemp.
www.trifilon.com
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THE INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
OF HEMP ARE ENDLESS!
MISSION
HempFlax is a socially responsible and ethical company that gives
back to the planet by offering consumers affordable natural hemp
products. By actively stimulating the awareness process of
entrepreneurs in the world market, we contribute to the sustainability
of their company. We embrace the philosophy of the circular economy
and will do our very best to comply to this strategy.
VISION
The Hemp plant as a whole, holds a large market share in terms of
applications for sustainable solutions in everyday life. This multi-
purpose organic solution leads us in our quest to build a healthy
planet for generations to come.
APPLICATIONS
New applications for industrial hemp are constantly being developed. HempFlax is committed to the ongoing development
and improvement of its products. We therefore recommend that you visit this page from time to time to see what new
developments have taken place in the field of industrial hemp.
CONSTRUCTION NUTRACEUTICALS
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hemp materials without harmful substances. HempFlax’s food and dietary supplements
Extremely comfortable and healthy living derived from the hemp plant. Enjoy an
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INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS HORTICULTURE

HempFlax’s fibre hemp is the sustainable Healthy and sustainable horticultural products
alternative in industrial applications and from fibre hemp. Free from contaminants and
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Hemp becomes the World’s Billion-Dollar Business
Last year, industrial hemp showed record cultivation figures in
Europe, Canada and China. In addition, cultivation has begun in
the USA. The highest growth in demand comes from the food
sector, food additives and pharmaceuticals. But hemp fibres are
also increasingly being sold to the automotive and construction
industries. The turnover in the industrial hemp sector has meanwhile
reached new dimensions, with numerous new companies getting
listed on the stock exchange.
INDUSTRIAL HEMP For a long time, the hemp cultivation in Europe was on decline, and
IN EUROPE only in France it was continuously practiced. The reintroduction of
industrial hemp started in Great Britain in 1990, a few years later
it also took place in The Netherlands and Germany and finally all
throughout Europe. During the brief hype in the 1990s, the area
under cultivation rose to 20,000 ha and then fell back to around
8,000 ha in 2011. Only afterwards, the industrial hemp industry
really started. After 26,000 ha in 2015 and 33,000 ha in 2016, the
area under cultivation rose to around 47,000 ha in the year 2017.
HEMP FOOD The growing areas are mainly driven by demand in the food sector.
The healthy cannabis seeds have arrived in the mainstream and can
be found today in almost all European supermarkets, either pure, in
muesli, in chocolate or many other products. Like soya, hemp seeds
can be processed into drinks and yoghurts. Oil pressing leaves a
protein-containing press cake from which proteins for athletes are
extracted. Currently, there is no end in sight to the rising demand.
CANNABIDIOL (CBD) A further upswing came with the market launch of the non-
psychotropic cannabidiol (CBD), which has mildly calming and
focussing effects in low doses, and also medical effects in higher
doses. It is extracted from the leaves and flowers of hemp and
is used, for example, as a food supplement and in e-cigarettes.
Here, too, the demand is high, but cannot be sufficiently met
due to a patchwork of national regulations. While discounters
successfully sell CBD cigarettes in Switzerland, concentrated
CBD is a prescription drug in other EU countries. So far, there
are no uniform legal regulations in Europe. As a food supplement,
concentrated CBD was classified as a novel food in January 2019
and must therefore probably undergo the approval process.
PHARMACEUTICALS Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is approved as a drug in virtually

all European countries and is commercially produced by the
pharmaceutical industry in greenhouses. Strong growth has also
been recorded here. As of November 2018, an estimated 40,000
patients had been prescribed Cannabis in Germany. The industry
estimates that number could eventually climb to 1 million, and to
5 million total across the European Union. With the annual cost of
therapy between €4,500 and €30,000, it’s potentially a multibillion-
euro market. Experts predict the German market will reach as much
as €6 billion/year in sales over the next 10 years1.
Figure: Hemp Cultivation Area in the European Union 1993 to
2017 (EIHA 2019)
Greece legalised cannabis for medical use in 2017 and lifted a ban
on growing and producing it in March 2018. The first licenses are
expected to produce $211 million in initial investments and soar to
as much as $1.15 billion in three years. The first licensed products
expected to hit the market at the end of 20192.
Finally, hemp fibres are used in large quantities for lightweight FIBRES AND SHIVES
construction in the automotive industry (e.g. door linings), in
biocomposites of all kinds, in insulating materials and for thin,
tear-resistant papers (e.g. cigarette and bible papers). The shives,
the inner part of the hemp stem, are used as building material
and animal bedding. These are established markets with largely
constant volumes and only moderate growth. Only political support
for bio-based or climate-friendly materials could generate higher
growth rates here.
DEVELOPMENTS OF But not only in Europe industrial hemp enjoys considerable demand
CULTIVATION AREAS again. In Canada, a dynamic hemp food industry with steady growth
OUTSIDE EUROPE emerged even ahead of Europe. In 2016, 34,000 ha of hemp were
cultivated in Canada and in 2017 a new record was achieved with
56,000 ha. In 2018, the cultivation of industrial hemp also began
in the USA, where an additional 50,000 ha of industrial hemp
cultivation are expected in the next ten years.
Furthermore, in China, the mother country of hemp, the plant is
reintroduced mainly for the textile industry in order to relieve cotton
production and potentially even replace it later. In the northeast of
China there are large programs to introduce enzymatically opened
hemp fibres into the textile industry. The Chinese automotive
industry also uses hemp fibres in lightweight construction. The
total area under cultivation in China has risen from 40,000 ha (2016)
to 47,000 ha (2017).
WORLDWIDE MARKET VALUE Industrial hemp had almost completely disappeared after the
Second World War, and despite the worldwide prohibition of
cannabis as a crop by the United Nations, Canada, China and
the European Union are again legally cultivating a total of 150,000
ha in 2018 – in just a few decades hemp cultivation could exceed
the millions of hectares and hemp could once again become an
important crop.
According to the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA), the
hemp sector, especially the business with hemp extracts, has grown
rapidly in recent years. For example, hemp products in the USA
reached a market value of 688 million dollars in 2016 and exceeded
an estimated global volume of 1 billion euros in 2017. According to
EIHA estimates, the European market value is around 120 million
euros. Together with the hemp industry in China (textiles, food,
cosmetics, CBD) and other countries, the nova-institute estimates
the total market value of hemp products in the world in 2018 at
around €1.5 billion (without pharmaceuticals).
MEETING POINT OF THE The worldwide growing hemp industry meets every year in Cologne
WORLDWIDE HEMP INDUSTRY for the “EIHA Hemp Conference”, which is organized by the
nova-institute in cooperation with the European Industrial Hemp
Association (www.eiha.org), with about 150 members from all areas
of industrial hemp use.
Author: Michael Carus, Managing Director of the nova-institute

(www.nova-institute.eu) in Hürth near Cologne. Carus was
Managing Director of the European Industrial Hemp Association
(EIHA) for thirteen years (until the end of 2018) and is currently a
member of EIHA’s Scientific Advisory Board. He was significantly
involved in the reintroduction of industrial hemp in Germany and
Europe and has prepared numerous studies on different aspects
of hemp use at the nova-institute.
1 www.handelsblatt.com/today/companies/cannabis-why-cant-germany-get-its-medical-
marijuana-industry-going/23811676.html; last access 2019-01.
2 www.greenmarketreport.com/greece-gears-to-issue-multiple-cannabis-licenses-as-govt-
opens-doors-to-growers; last access 2019-01.
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Companies can only apply for Regular Membership. become a respected industry association that
Only private persons (or NPO) can join as Associate provides effective lobbying and serves as an
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have exclusive access to important documents, having the right to speak, to make proposals and
e.g. statements from lawyers. to vote. Each associate member has 1 vote. The
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Evaluation of Limit and Guideline Values of
THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) in Hemp Foods
Analysis and evaluation of the opinion of the German Federal
Institute for Risk Assessment (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung,
BfR) of 8 November 2018 “Tetrahydrocannabinol levels are too
high in many hemp-containing foods – health impairments are
possible” No. 034/2018.
Hemp foods containing different components of the hemp plant in

their original or processed form are enjoying increasing popularity
worldwide. In North America, China and also Europe hundreds of
hemp products are on the market and, with their valuable fatty acids
and proteins, belong to the trend products of a healthy nutrition.
Since small amounts of the psychoactive tetrahydrocannabinol

(∆9-THC), hereinafter briefly referred to as THC, remain in the food
even after the most careful processing, limit or guideline values
must be defined that reliably protect the consumers from side
effects. As we present in this study, a number of countries such
as Australia, Canada and Switzerland have set themselves similar
limit or guideline values. These allow producers sufficient leeway to
supply consumers with a variety of hemp products, while avoiding
any side effects from THC. More than ten years of experience in
Canada confirm this.
The legal situation in Europe is more complicated and constitutes

an obstacle to the further development of the industry. In Europe,
there are no uniform limit or guideline values for residual THC
contents in food, not even uniform consumption guideline values
for consumption. Back in 1997, the German Federal Institute
for Risk Assessment (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, BfR)
(formerly BgVV) established THC guideline values that, until today,
represent the strictest international values and have been criticised
by experts for years as being too restrictive. When the Federal
Ministry of Food and Agriculture (Bundesministerium für Ernährung
und Landwirtschaft, BMEL) commissioned the BfR to clarify some
fundamental aspects regarding the assessment of the THC content
in food at the request of the monitoring authority of a federal
state, many scientists and producers hoped for a comprehensive
reassessment and adaptation as well as international harmonisation
of the guideline values.
These hopes were severely disappointed by BfR opinion No.

034/2018 of 8 November 2018 “Tetrahydrocannabinol levels are
too high in many hemp-containing foods – health impairments are
possible”. Instead of a comprehensive reassessment, 40 pages
explain why the 1997 THC guideline values would continue to
apply and that, if they were to be amended, they would rather be
tightened than loosened. Germany would thus create clear barriers
to the growing hemp industry and make it more difficult for the
population to access hemp products as a result of higher prices.
In this situation the European Industrial Hemp Association (www.
eiha.org), the industry association of the European hemp industry,
asked scientists of the independent nova-Institute to scientifically
analyse and evaluate the BfR statement. In cooperation with
representatives of the scientific advisory board as well as the
executive committee of the association, a 24-page-long evaluation
was produced. In the following, the most important results of this
evaluation will be summarised.
In the opinion of the scientists, the BfR has taken the easy way out
with its statement and defence of its recommendations from 1997.
Much has happened since 1997, new scientific findings have been
gained and comprehensive experiences with hemp foods have
been made in many countries – both have not been adequately
considered. Six important scientific studies published after the year
2000 and the detailed EIHA position paper “Meaningful guideline
values for THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) in food” (September 2017)
were not regarded when reviewing their own risk assessment; they
were simply ignored, even though they were known to the BfR. If
the new scientific findings were to be considered, a defence of the
old guideline values would fall short. It becomes apparent that a
comprehensive revision of the recommendations is necesssary and
that the THC guideline values can be significantly increased without
any risk when consuming hemp products – and internationally
harmonised.
In order to establish guideline values with a sufficient safety distance

to undesirable effects, one must know the LOAEL (lowest observed
adverse effect level) or the NOAEL (no observed adverse effect
level) and then apply a factor that takes into account the different
sensitivities of the consumers. The European Food Safety Authority
(EFSA) has issued clear recommendations on the methodological
approach.
The BfR applies an uncertainty factor of 20 – 40 to THC, since no UNCERTAINTY FACTOR
NOAEL is known for THC. Therefore, in addition to the usual EFSA
uncertainty factor of 10, the BfR uses a further uncertainty factor
of 2 – 4 for interindividual differences, namely for the extrapolation
from the known LOAEL of THC to NOAEL. But according to current
scientific knowledge, this is no longer tenable. Due to the more
recent clinical experience on active THC, we know today where the
NOAEL lies for the large majority of patients. An additional factor
of 2 – 4 is therefore no longer justifiable.
Also, the reasoning that there is no sufficient data available on
the effects of THC appears to be not very reliable because in
the current evaluation of THC twice as many studies are used as
in the evaluation of nicotine. In addition, today numerous other
studies exist that further support a more differentiated evaluation
of THC. If one compares the uncertainty factor of 20 – 40 with the
uncertainty factors the BfR assigns to other psychologically active
substances, the procedure and justification does no longer appear
scientifically comprehensible.
For nicotine, opium, but especially for caffeine and alcohol, very
low (or no) uncertainty factors are applied, even lower than the
recommended standard uncertainty factor of 10 for interindividual
differences. For THC, on the other hand, a strict methodology is
followed and then further exacerbated by applying an extra factor
on top, which is not scientifically tenable. If, for example, the BfR
were to apply comparable standards to alcohol as to THC, bread
or orange juice would no longer be marketable. And similarly,
there would be no more poppy-seed cakes or poppy-seed rolls
to purchase if opium was subject to the same procedure for risk
assessment as THC.
The BfR risk assessments for the substances mentioned are
inconsistent, inscrutable and hardly comprehensible. This systematic
unequal treatment of substances with similar effects will not withstand
an overarching risk assessment and is scientifically outdated.
ACTIVE THC AND PATIENTS There are further errors and inconsistencies in the BfR statement
that systematically overestimate THC risks: The studies used by
the BfR only use active THC, whereas in reality THC always occurs
together with other cannabinoids that can influence the effect of
active THC. In addition, all studies used were medical studies and
therefore were conducted exclusively on patients, sick persons,
who are usually more sensitive than healthy people.
But when assessing “health claims” on food, the EU Commission
usually only considers studies that were carried out on healthy
volunteers. Clinical studies on sick volunteers generally have the
disadvantage that possibly relevant physiological parameters of
the volunteers are altered. This scientific principle must of course
be observed not only in health-related effects, but also in risk
assessment.
TOTAL THC AND The biggest error, however, results from the imprecise distinction
ACTIVE THC between total THC and the active form of THC (∆9-THC). In most
hemp foods, THC is primarily present in its non-active form (up
to 90%), which only converts into its active form after prolonged
heating. A complete transformation is almost impossible under
normal production and preparation conditions of food.
If the guideline values refer to total THC and not only to the active
form, the guideline values are systematically set too strict. In other
words, the BfR derives much too high active THC contents in food
in its approach. This leads to objectively inaccurate results and
scientifically completely wrong conclusions for the risk evaluation
of THC.
BOTTOM LINE The BfR has once again missed the opportunity to comprehensively
revise the THC guideline values, to take account of current scientific
findings and to harmonise the German THC guideline values
internationally. The attempt to defend the old recommendations
fails because the arguments are based on outdated information,
systematically ignoring studies and findings from the last 18 years
for a differentiated risk assessment. The lack of a clear distinction
between total THC and active THC, which has long been the
scientific standard, is also a weak point of the BfR statement that
cannot be ignored.
Why the BfR shows such, scientifically not justifiable, severity
with the THC in food, while the reference values for comparable
substances such as alcohol, caffeine, nicotine and opium are
disproportionately indulgent and generous, can at this point only be
speculated. Are there lobby interests behind this? Shall competition
for established products on the market be prevented? Or is it still
a remnant of the fight against the alleged “devil drug cannabis”?
Whatever the reason, there can be no speculation about the
following conclusion: The measurements and methodologies of
the BfR are so different that they cannot prevail. The current risk
assessment of THC by the BfR is inadequate according to current
scientific knowledge, goes against international experiences and
potential harmonisation, and should therefore be urgently revised.
The study was conducted by the nova-Institut and commissioned

by the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA). Please support
EIHA and become a member so that further such studies can be
financed.
Authors: Dr. rer. nat. Pia Skoczinski (nova-Institut GmbH), Michael

Carus (nova-Institut GmbH), Dr. med. Franjo Grotenhermen (nova-
Institut GmbH), Dr. rer. nat. Bernhard Beitzke (Dr. Beitzke Beratung)
and Daniel Kruse (Hempro International GmbH & Co. KG).
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nova Session on Bio-based Economy
nova Session “CBD (cannabidiol) as a food additive,

body care and pharmaceutical – effects, production,
authorisation and legislation”
17 September 2019
Wöllhaf Conference Center, Terminal 1, Airport Cologne/Bonn, Germany
Register now here: http://www.bio-based.eu/CBD-Session/registration
CBD is becoming a new billion-dollar market worldwide. In the nova session you will learn everything
about CBD: how it has a pharmacological effect, how it is produced, what applications it has and,
above all, what the legal regulations look like in which countries. While new markets are already
emerging in North America and Israel, Europe is still struggling to regulate CBD so that safe and
legal products find their customers.
Leading experts from Great Britain, Spain and Germany, all members of the European Industrial
Hemp Association will bring you up to date and discuss with you extensively. Join in, learn, discuss
and share.
Joscha Krauss, MH MedicalHemp

• Hemp varieties
• Cultivation, harvesting and drying
• Extraction of CBD
• Applications in cosmetics and food supplements
Sebastian Kamphorst, Laia’s Organic

• Production and marketing of CBD
Laurène Tran, MeetHarmony

• Legislation in different countries France, Spain, UK, Italy, Austria and Germany
• Presentation of a legal analysis of the CBD market in Europe and France with
Allen & Overy
Catherine Wilson, CannaWellness and EIHA board member

• History of Novel Food catalogue, changes in classification of Cannabis Sativa / CBD over the
years and current status
• EU labelling requirements & health claims regulations
Participants are welcome to submit their specific topics of interest beforehand or put them up for
discussion at the session.
Contact nova-Institut GmbH

Chemiepark Knapsack
Dominik Vogt Industriestr. 300
+49 (0)2233 4814-49 50354 Hürth, Germany
dominik.vogt@nova-institut.de www.nova-institut.eu

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