Kava-kava in Food (England) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 3169 of 2002). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety International trade Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes These Regulations come into force on 13 January 2003. Abstract These Regulations prohibit the sale, possession for sale, offer, exposure or advertisement for sale, and the importation into England from outside the United Kingdom, of any food consisting of, or containing, Kava-kava (being a plant or part of a plant, or an extract from such a plant, belonging to the species Piper methysticum) (reg. 3). Any such food may be treated as being unfit for human consumption and be liable to be seized and destroyed (reg. 5(3)). Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Food Safety Act 1990. Legislation | United Kingdom | 1990 (2021) Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Fraud, Inspection, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Kava-kava in Food (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 455 of 2004). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2004 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX