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Vegan hemp powder recalled on fears it gets kids high

A Vegan food firm based in Berlin has had to recall a hemp-based protein powder because it contains a level of an active ingredient in cannabis higher than recommended for young children.

Published: 12 April 2016 11:01 CEST
Vegan hemp powder recalled on fears it gets kids high
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The powder could pose a health risk to very young children, Veganz said in a statement published on lebensmittelwarnung.de on Monday.

“The recommended daily intake given on the packaging is at least 25 grams per day, meaning a THC intake of 20 micrograms,” the statement read.

THC is the psychoactive element in cannabis which can produce a state of intoxication in those who consume it.

Retailers cannot rule out that parents would give the powder to their young children, the statement continued.

A a child of 2-3 years, weighing around 15 kilos, would take in 140 percent of its recommended maximum dose of THC by consuming the suggested daily intake of 25 grams of hemp powder, the statement explained.

The product was sold through the drug store DM, with whom Veganz recently announced a nationwide expansion of their distribution deal.

Any customers who bought the product will be offered a refund of the purchase price, Veganz said.

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FOOD AND DRINK

Danish chef wants to launch gourmet dining to stratosphere

Danish chef Rasmus Munk wants to take high-end cuisine to the edge of space, with plans to serve up a stratospheric dining experience in 2025, his restaurant said Thursday.

Published: 14 March 2024 16:38 CET
Danish chef wants to launch gourmet dining to stratosphere

“The expedition will take place aboard Space Perspective Spaceship Neptune, the world’s first carbon-neutral spaceship,” Alchemist, the Copenhagen restaurant that has earned Munk two Michelin stars, said in a statement.

“They will dine as they watch the sunrise over the Earth’s curvature” at an altitude of 100,000 feet (30,000 metres) above sea level, it said.

For $495,000 per ticket, six tourists will embark on a six-hour journey in a pressurised space capsule that will rise into the stratosphere in a hydrogen-filled “SpaceBalloon”.

The 32-year-old chef and self-confessed space enthusiast will be joining the trip.

READ ALSO: World-famous Copenhagen restaurant to close after 2024

Munk promises “dishes inspired by the role of space exploration during the last 60 years of human history, and the impact it has had on our society — both scientifically and philosophically”.

His menu will be restricted only by his inability to cook food over an open flame.

Many of the ingredients will be prepared on the ship from which the capsule is launched, according to Alchemist, which is ranked fifth among the world’s restaurants in 2023 according to the World’s Best 50 Restaurants guide.

In recent decades, Denmark has emerged as a gastronomical powerhouse on terra firma, with the Copenhagen restaurants Noma and Geranium both having held the title of the world’s best restaurant.

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