Kava-Kava Regulations, 2004
Made 2004 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Organisation
- European Union
- Country
- Malta
- Subjects
- Food and nutrition
- Keywords
- food safety and quality, internal trade, international trade
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B 326 Citation. Interpretation. Prohibition or sale of food consisting of or containing Kava-Kava. L.N. 40 of 2004 FOOD SAFETY ACT (CAP. 449) Kava-Kava Regulations, 2004 IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 10 of the Food Safety Act, the Minister of Health has made the following regulations: 1. The title of these regulations is the Kava-Kava Regulations, 2004. 2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires: "Kava-Kava" means a plant, or any part of or an extract from a plant, belonging to the species Piper methysticum. "food" includes: (a) food supplements, as defined in the Food Supplements Regulations, 2003, and (b) non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages, but shall not include medicinal products, as defined under the Medicines Act. 3. No person shall manutacture, sell or import into Malta any food consisting of, or containing, Kava-Kava. Ippubblikat mid-Dipartiment ta· 1-Informazzjoni (doi.gov.mt) - Valletta - Published by the Department of Information (doi.gov.mt) - Valletta Mitbugh tl-Istamperija tal-Gvern - Printed at the Government Printing Press Prezz 4C - Price 4c