Most poppy seeds you'll see have been washed to reduce the amount of opium alkaloids, but they won’t be eliminated entirely.

It sounds like a joke: poppy seeds infused with opioids. Indeed, it was a plotline on the sitcom “Seinfeld.” But for some it has been a tragedy. People have died after drinking tea brewed from ...

It sounds like a joke: poppy seeds infused with opioids. Indeed, it was a plotline on the sitcom Seinfeld. But for some it has been a tragedy. People have died after drinking tea brewed from ...

“It’s not an urban legend: Eating poppy seeds can cause diners to test positive for codeine on a urinalysis,” the Defense Department warned military personnel in 2023. Now, lawmakers are ...

And after eating lemon poppy seed bread or an everything bagel, mothers reportedly have been separated from […] Indeed, it was a plotline on the sitcom Seinfeld. But for some it has been a tragedy.

Poppy seeds can famously trigger a positive drug test, ... The poppy seed muffin you buy from a bakery is made using seeds that have been thoroughly washed to remove the intoxicating latex, ...

“In general, when poppy seeds come to America, they’re meant to be washed away of all that morphine and codeine,” said Madeleine Swortwood, an associate professor in forensic science at Sam ...

The Defense Department is advising U.S. military personnel to be mindful of a substance that could derail their careers: poppy seeds. In a memo published Tuesday, Gilbert R. Cisneros Jr., the ...

It sounds like a joke: poppy seeds infused with opioids. Indeed, it was a plotline on the sitcom “Seinfeld.” But for some it has been a tragedy. People have died after drinking tea brewed from ...

Poppy Seed Brew Triggers Morphine Overdose, Drawing Attention of Lawmakers ... Only rarely would baked goods or other food items containing washed poppy seeds trigger positive drug tests, ...