Republic of Latvia
Cabinet
Regulation No. 19 Adopted 7 January 2021
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Regulations Regarding the Plants
and Parts of Plants Prohibited for Human Consumption
Issued pursuant to
Section 4, Paragraph eighteen of the Law
on the Supervision of the Handling of Food
1. The Regulation prescribes the plants and parts of plants
prohibited for human consumption (Annex).
2. Food which is lawfully marketed in another European Union
Member State or Turkey or the origin of which is and which is
lawfully marketed in any of the Member States of the European
Free Trade Association which is a contracting party to the
Agreement on the European Economic Area may be distributed on the
Latvian market in conformity with the provisions referred to in
the directly applicable legal acts of the European Union
regarding the mutual recognition of goods.
Informative Reference to European
Union Directive
Legal norms are harmonised with the European Commission and
the European Union Member States in accordance with Directive
(EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9
September 2015 laying down a procedure for the provision of
information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on
Information Society services.
Prime Minister A. K. Kariņš
Minister for Agriculture K. Gerhards
Annex
Cabinet Regulation
No. 19
7 January 2021
Plants and Parts of Plants
Prohibited for Human Consumption
No. |
Name of the plant in
English |
Botanical denomination of the
plant in Latin |
Plant or part of a plant |
1. |
Adonis |
Adonis spp. |
Whole plant |
2. |
Areca palm |
Areca catechu L. |
Whole plant |
3. |
Aristolochia |
Aristolochia spp. |
Whole plant |
4. |
Mountain arnica |
Arnica montana L. |
Whole plant |
5. |
Chamisso arnica |
Arnica chamissonis
Less. |
Whole plant |
6. |
Jesuit's tea, medicinal |
Chenopodium ambrosioides
L. var. anthelminticum (L.) A. Gray |
Whole plant |
7. |
Baptisia |
Baptisia spp. |
Whole plant |
8. |
Bittersweet |
Solanum dulcamara L. |
Whole plant |
9. |
Deadly nightshade |
Atropa belladonna L. |
Whole plant |
10. |
Corydalis |
Corydalis spp. |
Whole plant |
11. |
Herb-Paris |
Paris quadrifolia L. |
Whole plant |
12. |
Spurge |
Euphorbia spp. |
Whole plant |
13. |
Dieffenbachia |
Dieffenbachia spp. |
Whole plant |
14. |
Henbanes |
Hyoscyamus spp. |
Whole plant |
15. |
Ephedra |
Ephedra spp. |
Whole plant |
16. |
Angel's trumpets |
Brugmansia spp. |
Whole plant |
17. |
Bracken fern |
Pteridium aquilinum (L.)
Kuhn. |
Whole plant |
18. |
Pokeweeds |
Phytolacca spp. |
Whole plant |
19. |
Fritillaries |
Frittillaria spp. |
Whole plant |
20. |
Gelsemium |
Gelsemium spp. |
Whole plant |
21. |
Heliotropes |
Heliotropium spp. |
Whole plant |
22. |
Nicaragua ipecac, Panama
ipecac |
Cephaelis acuminata
(Benth.) Karst., syn. Uragoga acuminata (Benth.) O.
Kuntze, Psychotria acuminata Benth. |
Roots |
23. |
Rio ipecac, Brazilian
ipecac |
Cephaelis ipecacuanha
(Brot.) A.Rich. syn. Uragoga ipecacuanha (Brot.)
Baill., Psychotria ipecacuanha (Brot.) Muell, Arg.
(auch Stokes) |
Roots |
24. |
Holly |
Ilex aquifolium L. |
Leaves, fruits |
25. |
Yohimbe |
Pausinystalia yohimbe (K.
Schum) Pierre ex Beille |
Bark |
26. |
Periwinkle |
Vinca spp. |
Whole plant |
27. |
Croton |
Croton spp. |
Whole plant |
28. |
Madagascar periwinkle |
Catharanthus roseus (L.)
G.Don |
Whole plant |
29. |
Lily-of-the-valley |
Convallaria majalis
L. |
Whole plant |
30. |
Ragworts |
Senecio spp. |
Whole plant |
31. |
Wild ginger |
Asarum spp. |
Whole plant |
32. |
Aconite |
Aconitum spp. |
Whole plant |
33. |
Lobelias |
Lobelia spp. |
Whole plant |
34. |
Mandrake, medicinal |
Mandragora officinarum
L. |
Whole plant |
35. |
Canadian moonseed |
Menispermum canadense
L. |
Fruits, roots |
36. |
Solomon's seal |
Polygonatum spp. |
Whole plant |
37. |
Velvet bean |
Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.,
syn. Stizolobium pruriens (L.) Medik. |
Whole plant |
38. |
Black nightshade |
Solanum nigrum L. |
Whole plant |
39. |
Oleander |
Nerium spp. |
Whole plant |
40. |
Common columbine |
Aquilegia vulgaris
L. |
Whole plant |
41. |
Male fern |
Dryopteris filix-mas (L.)
Schott, syn. Aspidium filix-mas (L.) Sw., Lastrea
filix-mas (L.) Presl., Polypodium filix-mas
L. |
Whole plant |
42. |
Jaborandi |
Pilocarpus spp. |
Whole plant |
43. |
Florida fishpoison tree |
Piscidia piscipula (L.)
Sarg., syn. Piscidia erythrina L. |
Whole plant |
44. |
Devil peppers |
Rauvolfia spp. |
Whole plant |
45. |
Sassafras |
Sassafras spp. |
Whole plant |
46. |
Bryonia |
Bryonia spp. |
Whole plant |
47. |
Sida |
Sida spp. |
Whole plant |
48. |
Strychnos |
Strychnos spp. |
Whole plant |
49. |
Strophanthus |
Strophanthus spp. |
Whole plant |
50. |
Blue cohosh |
Caulophyllum
thalictroides (L.) Michx. |
Whole plant |
51. |
Poison hemlock |
Conium maculatum L. |
Whole plant |
52. |
Comfrey |
Symphytum spp. |
Whole plant |
53. |
Thuja |
Thuja spp. |
Whole plant |
54. |
Urginea |
Urginea spp. |
Bulbs |
55. |
Foxgloves |
Digitalis spp. |
Whole plant |
56. |
Thorn-apple |
Datura spp. |
Whole plant |
57. |
False hellebores |
Veratrum spp. |
Whole plant |
58. |
Autumn crocus |
Colchicum spp. |
Whole plant |
59. |
Windflowers |
Anemone spp. |
Whole plant |
60. |
Mezereon |
Daphne mezereum L. |
Whole plant |
61. |
Common laburnum |
Laburnum anagyroides
Medik. syn. Cytisus laburnum L. |
Whole plant |
Minister for Agriculture K. Gerhards
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