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Kava is the national drink of Fiji. It's been consumed across the Pacific Islands for 3000 years. It's currently banned in Europe, and the US FDA refuses to giv
by markdown 5y ago
Kava is the national drink of Fiji. It's been consumed across the Pacific Islands for 3000 years. It's currently banned in Europe, and the US FDA refuses to give it GRAS (Generally Recognised as Safe) despite it being an ancient food of a US state).
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- detaro 5y agoIt's not blanket-banned in Europe (or the EU). It's generally not permitted in pharmaceutical products, some countries restrict its commercial sale.
- markdown 5y agoAFAIK the only exception is Poland. > It's generally not permitted in pharmaceutical products, some countries restrict its commercial sale It's never been acceptable as food. Only as a mislabelled pharmaceutical product. That ended in 2002 after some nonsense in Germany.
- detaro 5y agoHm, seems like you're right, all sources are foreign and selling is indeed more widely restricted than I thought.