Kava

MHRA reviews kava ban

08-Feb-2005

The kava industry will get a chance to enter the UK market again if
it can produce new evidence supporting the herbal's safety before
the end of April.

UK to hear new evidence on kava

18-Aug-2004

The UK medicines regulator will review new safety data on the
banned herbal kava early next year, it revealed this week.

Kava case highlights regulatory challenge for Canada

08-Dec-2003

Many Canadian health food stores have ignored a stop-sale order on
the herbal kava issued in August last year, shows a study, which
raises questions about the country's powers to regulate the natural
health industry, say researchers.

Health Canada bans kava

26-Aug-2002

Canada's national health department last week issued a stop-sale
order on all products containing the herb kava after a safety
assessment concluded there is insufficient evidence to support
their safe use.

Germany bans kava kava after liver damage fears

18-Jun-2002

Germany has become the latest European country to ban sales of the
popular herbal remedy kava kava amid fears that large doses of the
product can lead to liver failure or even death. The move is likely
to increase the pressure on...

FDA issues kava warning

26-Mar-2002

The debate over the safety of the popular herbal supplement kava
kava continued yesterday with the announcement by the US Food &
Drug Adminstration that there was a risk of liver damage associated
with the product.

Kava gets the all clear from industry study

26-Feb-2002

An investigation by a coalition of dietary supplement makers into a
possible link between popular health supplement kava kava and an
increased risk of liver failure has exonerated the herb, although
the study's author urged that...

Kava Kava pulled from Irish market amid safety fears

05-Feb-2002

The popular calming herbal remedy Kava Kava has been withdrawn from
the Irish market over concerns that it may cause liver damage,
reports the Irish Examiner.

Kava set to become prescription-only in Germany

29-Jan-2002

A German committee that issues advice on prescription drugs has
recommended that the government make kava, the popular herbal
remedy, a prescription-only product.

France suspends sale of kava products

11-Jan-2002

France's Agency for the Safety of Health Products (AFSSAPS) has
suspended the sale of products and preparations containing kava, a
medicinal plant from the islands in the Southern Pacific known for
its sedative and hypnotic properties.