by: Drew Petrimoulx Posted: Apr 5, 2019 / 12:12 AM HST Updated: Apr 5, 2019 / 01:43 AM HST Drew Petrimoulx ...

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 ...

Health Dangers of unwashed poppy seeds draw attention of lawmakers Published: Oct. 12, 2024, 2:15 p.m.

Poppy seed tea is especially risky because the quantities of opiates in a bag of unwashed poppy seeds can vary wildly from batch to batch, making safe and consistent dosing nearly impossible.

Apr. 13—ASHEVILLE — Daniel Allen Childers, 34, of Asheville, was sentenced to 27 months in prison followed by a year of supervised release, for a drug offense involving "unwashed" poppy seeds ...

That poppy seeds can create misleading drug test results has been known for decades. In a 1996 episode of “Seinfeld,” Elaine Benes lost her job after a positive drug test caused by a poppy ...

WASHINGTON -- Members of Arkansas' congressional delegation have reintroduced legislation to prohibit the sale of unwashed poppy seeds. U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark ...

Although consuming poppy seeds on a bagel can trigger a positive result for opiates on a drug test, the seeds that you find on pastries won't get you high. It's only unwashed and unprocessed poppy ...

Most commercially available poppy seeds — like those you'd find in the spice aisle in a grocery store — are processed in a way that removes that opiate residue. However, unwashed or poorly ...

This week Cotton introduced a bill aimed at stopping unwashed poppy seeds from being sold in the U.S. “This is a gap in our law,” says Cotton. “They shouldn’t be sold in our country.” ...