The other countries followed quickly enough when that debunked rubbish study of kava came out of Germany saying it caused "extremely rare but severe liver damage" Even if that study was sound (which it absolutely wasn't) just have a look at the side effects of every legal pharmaceutical. They all say liver damage as a side effect and much more common than "extremely rare" Amitriptyline for example says 1 in 10. A lot of countries have since got rid of the ban due to the study being rubbished by