LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has a message for Michiganders: your chocolate bar is not supposed to be a gateway to another dimension.

In a new advisory, MDARD is urging consumers to read the fine-print labels because a growing number of food and supplement products sneaking in unapproved, and potentially risky, psychotropic or psychoactive ingredients – like psilocybin mushrooms (“magic mushrooms” or “shrooms”), kava, kratom, and even cannabis derivatives – that aren’t exactly on the FDA’s list of approved flavor enhancements. Translation: if your snacks come with a side of hallucinations, someone skipped a few regulatory steps.

Psychedelics in your snack aisle? Not on MDARD’s watch.

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In a press release, MDARD Bureau of Food Safety and Animal Health Director Tim Slawinski said, “Psychoactive or psychotropic substances, when added to foods or dietary supplements and consumed, can affect mental processes like perception, consciousness, cognition or mood and emotions and are not legal to use as food ingredients.”

Slawinski went on to say, “Many food products claiming to contain these and similar ingredients may be inaccurately labeled and could produce unexpected or potentially harmful side effects.”

Those side effects include elevating your blood pressure and heart rate and potentially increasing your chances of having to meet a paramedic.

Despite what your buddy at the co-op says, “natural” doesn’t mean “legal.” According to state and federal law, slipping psychoactive substances into food is still considered adulteration, not innovation. And a company is operating under the Marijuana Regulatory Agency (with all the proper licenses and a lawyer on speed dial), cannabis-infused cookies could lead them into a big batch of legal trouble.

Unapproved ingredients could send you on a trip – to the ER.

MDARD has also clarified that “adulterated” doesn’t mean the product just tastes bad – it means it could seriously harm you. Liver damage, seizures, and impaired motor skills are just some of the potential side effects. That’s a far cry from the wholesome image most people expect from their vegan muffins and locally-sourced gummies.

So, what’s actually legal? Not a whole lot – unless the FDA gives it the green light. If it’s not on the GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) list or officially approved by regulators, it’s not welcome in Michigan pantries – or on store shelves.

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