Kava
Commons · Question 64991 · Tabled 4 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
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.
Answer
Answered by Douglas Alexander, 14 Jul 2025
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...