"Samoa urged to support plan for "noble" kava exports"

[TheKavaSociety]

@Deleted User - you will love this:

"Dr Schmidt says kava cultivars from Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and Solomon Islands will be analysed in Germany to find the characteristics of good quality or "noble" kava. He says fortunately for Samoa it only produces the noble variety."

http://www.radionz.co.nz/internatio...-urged-to-support-plan-for-noble-kava-exports

 

[TheKavaSociety]

A bit more on this: http://www.talamua.com/kava-ban-lifted-in-european-market-but-alot-of-work-still/

 

[TheKavaSociety]

A bit more on this: http://www.talamua.com/kava-ban-lifted-in-european-market-but-alot-of-work-still/

This is actually really big. If kava makes it safely to the codex then it's a game changer!
"The reference made to Codex food safety standards in the World Trade Organizations' Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures (SPS Agreement) means that Codex has far reaching implications for resolving trade disputes. WTO members that wish to apply stricter food safety measures than those set by Codex may be required to justify these measures scientifically. Codex members cover 99% of the worlds population "

 

[Steve Mariotti]

I love that Samoa will test for nobility on the way out, and Germany will test for nobility on the way. Nobility!