(RNI)Vanuatu’s kava council says it’s unlikely the European Union will ever relax the kava ban, reports Radio New Zealand International.
The EU banned kava in 2001 over claims it was toxic.
The EU has told kava producing countries in the Pacific if there were quality control standards region-wide, the ban could be lifted.
General Manager of Vanuatu’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry John Aruhuri says that poses a challenge in itself.
“We’ve been battling this for many years up until now and it has cost us a lot of time, effort and resource to try and battle this ban in Europe. We have over the last few years, two to three years ago now, made a lot of efforts and attempts through to the German authorities. It looks to me like every now and again a requirement in Germany keeps changing.”
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