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Injured Families Ask FDA to Keep Poppy Seed Imports Free from Dangerous Levels of Opiates

Contaminated Poppy Seeds Have Killed 19 in the U.S.
February 5, 2021
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Petition to establish a maximum limit of opiate alkaloid contamination of poppy seeds

February 4, 2021

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Opiates in Our Food Supply?

January 13, 2021
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Overdoses from Contaminated Poppy Seeds Suggest Need for Action by FDA, DEA

New Research Finds Intentional Exposures May Be on the Rise
January 12, 2021
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Letter to the Surgeon General re: Contaminated "Unwashed" Poppy Seeds

June 3, 2019
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CSPI Letter to FDA and DEA re: Unwashed Poppy Seeds

April 3, 2019
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CSPI Urges FDA, DEA to Crack Down on Sale of Contaminated Poppy Seeds

At Least 12 U.S. Deaths Are Associated with ‘Tea’ Made with Poppy Seeds or Pods
April 3, 2019
Dried poppy pods next to a bowl of seeds and straw