Kava-kava in Food (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2003 (S.R. No. 10 of 2003). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2003 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 24 February 2003. Abstract These Regulations prohibit the sale, possession for sale, offer, exposure or advertisement for sale, and the importation 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 liable to be seized and destroyed (reg. 5(3)). Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991 No. 762 (N.I. 7)). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1991 (2013) Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Fraud, Inspection, Institution, Residues, Drugs, Animal health Source: FAO, FAOLEX