Yes, although established in 1999 as growers and manufacturers of Hemp Foods it has been Australian legislation that has kept this business out of the limelight. 12 years later, organic hulled hemp seeds and australian hemp oil are now available again!
Hemp Foods Australia plans to make hemp ice-cream, hemp chocolate, hemp pasta and much more in the near future. However, FSANZ is still currently considering what to do about Hemp foods in Australia. If it is anything like last time, hemp seeds will be noted as being super nutritious and hempseeds will be available again. Hempseeds are a superood containing 33% high quality digestible protein, omega-3 and omega-6 essential fatty acids (EFAs) and both soluble and insoluble fibre!
Except for one major thing - the Ministers of our Australian Government. In 2002 they turned down an application for legal hemp foods, and hemp seeds for human consumption have not been allowed. 2011 maybe the time for stepping up and ensuring that Australia is not the last country in the world to not allow hemp seeds and hemp oil for human consumption!
Right now, many hundreds of millions of dollars are being made around the world based upon a food industry using hemp seeds as the main ingredient. You can still buy hemp seeds today in australia, just 'not for human consumption'. And this is only hulled hemp seeds and any other form may be grown! This is quite amusing, as in no other country around the world is this the case.
Buy organic hemp seeds and hemp oil, support Australian hemp farmers today by visiting www.hempfoods.com.au
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