FDA urge parents to be cautious after several children ate cannabis edibles in southern Thailand

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urged parents to be cautious after several children in southern Thailand were hospitalized for consuming cannabis-infused edibles.

The FDA was informed that the children had eaten chocolate cookies that contained high levels of the psychoactive compound tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which the FDA did not approve.

The cookies were labelled “Twix Chocolate and THC 600 MG PER BAG PER 2 Cookies” and were believed to have been smuggled into the country as they had not been imported through FDA checkpoints nor sold online shops, Bangkok Post reported.

The FDA has examined samples of the cookies and confirmed that the products did not have their approval. The agency has set a limit of 1.6 milligrams of THC per bottle/box/sachet for cannabis-infused products, and any such products must have FDA approval….