United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 64991
Kava
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4 July 2025
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the ban on Kava on UK-based (a) importers and (b) retailers of traditional South Pacific herbal products.
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4 July 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the ban on Kava on UK-based (a) importers and (b) retailers of traditional South Pacific herbal products.
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14 July 2025
Answer
Since January 2003 the herb kava-kava, and any food containing it, is banned from entry to the UK. This is because of concerns regarding its toxic effect on the liver. The Department for Business and Trade has not made any assessment related to this impor...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-04/64991
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1819682
- uk · wq-1819682 · source updated 14 July 2025