FSAI issues warning on cannabis 'edibles' after teenager hospitalised

Several shipments of edible products containing high levels of THC have been intercepted by Revenue in the last few months. File Picture: Revenue

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is warning the public about the dangers of edible products, such as jelly sweets, containing cannabis components.

The FSAI issued the warning this morning on the back of a number of recent interceptions of products containing high levels of the psychotropic cannabis component tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) by gardaí and Revenue’s Customs Service.