11/12/2025
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Two years ago when I wanted to start my mushroom range with Turkey Tail.
I was told no - TT comes under the ‘novel food act’
I was pi**ed enough then - TT is anticancer and it was my number ONE recommended therapeutic shroom.
And today I woke up to the news that Cordyceps has been added to that list!!!
And honestly?
I’m done pretending this makes any sense.
We’re not talking about dangerous chemicals or back-alley supplements.
We’re talking about medicinal mushrooms used safely for thousands of years, growing in our own forests, backed by solid science.
But apparently:
tradition doesn’t matter.
evidence doesn’t matter.
safe human use doesn’t matter.
Only arbitrary bureaucratic cut-off dates matter.
My good friend Jack from .uk summed it up perfectly:
“This is where well-meaning regulation becomes actively harmful.
Traditional knowledge? Irrelevant.
Centuries of safe use? Irrelevant.
Being native to the UK? Irrelevant.
Only box-ticking counts.”
Meanwhile, other countries are building thriving medicinal mushroom industries while the UK strangles its own with red tape.
It’s not just frustrating — it’s nonsensical, controlling and economically self-defeating.
I’ve spent two years building a fully legal mushroom brand here.
Jumping through hoops, following every rule…
And now one of the safest, most studied fungi on earth is suddenly off the table.
I have a warehouse full of Cordyceps!
Imagine investing years into something, only for someone behind a desk to declare ancient medicine forbidden overnight.
This isn’t about mushrooms anymore!
This is about sovereignty, herbalism, small businesses and our right to traditional medicine!
Bristol Fungarium is taking a stand.
They need support — financially if you can, but also by spreading awareness.
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Support their GoFundMe:
🔗 https://www.gofundme.com/f/taking-a-stand-against-the-novel-food-classification
This is the moment we either let bureaucrats erase our medicinal heritage…
or we push back.
Because this fight is only just beginning. 🍄🔥
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