Sale of kava extract in some health food stores.
January 2002, Health Canada issued an advisory, followed by a ban in August 2002, on the sale of herbal kava. One month after the advisory, 22 (67%) of 33 health food stores approached were selling kava. Two months after the ban, 17 (57%) of 30 stores continued to sell kava. These findings demonstrate that health food stores may need to be better informed about the sale of restricted natural health products.
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D002170:Canada; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000209:etiology; D003132:Commerce / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003257:Consumer Product Safety / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D020901:Kava / Q000009:adverse effects; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000009:adverse effects
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