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Food Safety: Banning the Sale of Unsafe, Morphine-Contaminated Poppy Seeds.

This law aims to protect consumers by prohibiting the sale of food containing poppy seeds contaminated with morphine or other dangerous alkaloids. The goal is to prevent accidental overdoses and deaths linked to highly contaminated seeds, and to eliminate the risk of false positive drug tests resulting from consuming common poppy seed products. The federal government is required to establish maximum safe contamination levels within two years.
Key points
Increased food safety: Prohibits the sale of poppy seeds in food if they contain unsafe levels of morphine or codeine that may render the food injurious to health.
Protection against false positives: Reduces the risk of testing positive for opiates after consuming poppy seeds (relevant for military personnel and hospital patients).
New federal standards: The government is required to set maximum allowable contamination levels for poppy seeds used in food within two years.
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Additional Information
Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act
Print number: S 3354
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Process start date: 2023-11-29