Final comment RE: Development of an Enhanced Systematic Process for FDA's Post-Market Assessment of Chemicals in Food - Poppy Seeds

CSPI submitted a separate comment specifically to urge the FDA to incorporate its work to establish a maximum limit of opiate alkaloid contamination in poppy seeds into its public workplan. We ask that the FDA update its published list to include opiate alkaloids in poppy seeds.

CSPI requested that FDA establish a maximum limit of opiate alkaloid contamination of poppy seeds in a Citizen Petition submitted in February of 2021. Incorporating a review of the Petition into the FDA’s list will provide transparency and allow the public to understand how the agency is meeting its commitments to provide timely review of food chemical safety risks. We also urge the FDA reconsider its denial of our petition and to set a threshold that protects the public from harm due to this contaminant.