Exploring the developments, challenges and market barriers for CBD products and potential risks for athletes. With so much controversy surrounding the use of cannabidiol (CBD) in the sports nutrition pace, Terence O’Rorke, ESSNA Vice-Chair and Business Development Manager EMEA/APAC at LGC Group, joined us to expand on the challenges faced by consumers, CBD businesses, and the broader CBD industry in this category. Tune in to her more about: · ESSNA’s position on CBD in sports nutrition · The latest on the debate around inadvertent doping and what ESSNA is doing on this front · Why CBD has become increasingly popular amongst athletes · Some of the current challenges CBD businesses face · Insights on the World Anti-Doping Agency with regard to CBD · Barriers from a certification and testing perspective · The state of the CBD in sports nutrition debate from a research perspective · + more Guest: Terence O’Rorke, Vice Chair for the https://www.essna.com/ (European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA)) and Business Development Manager EMEA/ APAC at the https://www.lgcgroup.com/ (LGC group) About Terence O’Rorke Terence has been advising the sports nutrition industry on testing and certification for the last decade. He has been an ESSNA member since 2013 and played a key role in ESSNA developing its position on inadvertent doping amongst athletes, an issue that continues to impact the reputation of the sports supplements industry. As Business Development Manager for international life sciences company LGC Group, Terence has commercial responsibility for its supplements testing services and certification programmes – including Informed Sport – in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa. Prior to joining LGC, he worked for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in Montreal, which allowed him to develop unique anti-doping expertise. This experience and knowledge have been crucial in making Informed Sport the leading supplements certification programme worldwide. Terence spent the first half of his career in sports communications, working for several international sports federations, including the Asian PGA Tour, the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and Ladies European Tour (LET). He also reported on sport for Reuters, SKY and Eurosport. Want to learn more about the cannabidiol market? · https://www.vitafoodsinsights.com/cbd/cannabidiol-market-opportunity-market-challenge-report (Click here to read free 2022 industry report on cannabidiols and CBD) · https://the-vitafoods-insights.captivate.fm/episode/cannabinoids-and-future-market-opportunities (Click here to listen to our CBD thematic month podcast) · https://www.vitafoodsinsights.com/cbd/uk-fsa-releases-list-permitted-cannabinoid-products (Click here to find out more about the UK FSA release list of permitted) https://www.vitafoodsinsights.com/cbd/uk-fsa-releases-list-permitted-cannabinoid-products (cannabinoid products) · https://www.vitafoodsinsights.com/cbd/ec-moves-portend-major-leaps-thc-levels-food (Click here to keep up to date with the discussion about permissible THC levels in hemp seed foodstuffs in Europe) If you like the show, make sure to subscribe and follow the https://the-vitafoods-insights.captivate.fm/ (Vitafoods Insights podcast). Feel free also to recommend the show to a friend that you think would enjoy it. For more content from Vitafoods Insights, make sure to check our website:  https://www.vitafoodsinsights.com/ (https://www.vitafoodsinsights.com) To learn more about...