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Kava-Kava in Food (England) Regulations 2002

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of controls on the (a) sale and (b) import of kava for food purposes in The Kava-kava in Food (England) Regulations 2002.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
4 Sept 2025
Target answer date
8 Sept 2025
Answer
11 Sept 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of controls on the (a) sale and (b) import of kava for food purposes in The Kava-kava in Food (England) Regulations 2002.

  2. 8 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Kava-kava in Food (England) Regulations 2002 prohibits any food consisting of or containing kava-kava from being imported or placed on the market. This regulation is in place to protect public health. Since the introduction of this legislation, any ad...

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