Indigenous Pacific islanders have been safely consuming kava for millennia. Help us influence the FDA to recognize that kava is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) and upgrade its status from a dietary supplement to a food.
World Health Organization
In September of 2020, the World Health Organization and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations voted to approve kava as a beverage when mixed with water.
Food & Drug Administration
As participants and leaders of the Codex, the FDA encouraged and allowed the world to classify kava as a safe beverage. They have no plans to adopt the world’s standards, that they agreed to, in the USA.
Worldwide Kava Communities
The world needs to know the FDA is not updating kava’s status in the USA. Industry leaders and enthusiasts from around the world are rallying to ask local, state, and federal leaders to update kava’s status in the USA.