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==Health warning== In 2004, healthcare professionals warned against overindulgence in Pontefract cake after a 56-year-old woman was admitted to hospital following an overdose. The woman consumed about {{convert|200|g|oz}} daily, leading to dangerously low [[potassium]] levels and subsequent muscle failure. Earlier in 2004, the European Commission had recommended limiting consumption of the active ingredient, [[glycyrrhizic acid]], to 100 mg or less per day.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3733757.stm |title = Woman 'overdoses' on liquorice |accessdate = 25 September 2020 |date = 21 May 2004 |work = [[BBC News Online]] |publisher = [[BBC]] }}</ref>
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