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Shipping to europe is free? Also, just a word of caution here: this product is regulated by the EU Novel Foods directive, and has not had a safety assessment to date. Which basically means selling it in the EU for consumption would be illegal...

and the only vendor in Germany says it is intended to be used as incense. OTOH it is only made of corn starch and dried berry, so I guess that's their workaround. lol.

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Yep. It is so small and light I ship it in an envelope with a stamp. It might take a little longer depending on the country, especially eastern Europe. If you want tracking I charge $10 which is still not so bad given the distance.

You are totally right about the EU thing, I had thought it was approved but also I am so tiny that it probably doesn't matter. There were a few safety studies done that has proven that it is safe and there hasn't been a single negative reaction to miracle fruit reported in the last several decades. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

I believe you and mayyybe I will even order some :) but where do you get the berries from? Do you import them from Africa?

Indeed. Surprisingly my competitors don't get their fruit from its native soil like I do. Just like wine or coffee, soil matters a lot to the quality of fruit.

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