Poppy seeds — a staple on bagels and in pastries — are at the center of a stunning public health scare that has already cost lives, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed on Tuesday, ...

Clark frequently is asked how many seeds a single poppy flower produces. California’s presiding authority has never counted, he says. “I would crudely estimate between 30 and 200.” ...

But plenty of people have seen surprising results after eating a single poppy seed bagel, muffin or other pastry, and research has shown that urine levels may remain elevated for up to two days ...

Slate senior editor Andy Bowers explains where poppy seeds come from, since growing opium poppies is illegal in the United States. U.S. officials have recently criticized Afghanistan's government ...

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 ...

A 65-year-old man started brewing poppy seed tea to manage his chronic pain. The man had been prescribed opioids in the past, but it was the tea that led to a dependency.

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. The U.S. Defense Department issued a memo on Feb. 17, 2023, warning service members to avoid eating poppy seeds because doing so may ...

The U.S. Defense Department issued a memo on Feb. 17, 2023, warning service members to avoid eating poppy seeds because doing so may result in a positive urine test for the opiate codeine.

It's not clear how many troops may have had tests affected by bad poppy seeds. The Pentagon is reviewing codeine-only positive drug tests dating back to 2019, Schwegman said.

Yet an expansive range of foods, all over the world, features those crunchy seeds with an elusive flavor I can best describe as a subdued kind of smoky, with some black-peppery and oregano notes ...