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Scientists urge surgeon general to issue warning about unwashed poppy seeds

By Coral Beach on June 4, 2019

In a letter to the country’s top medical official, the Center for Science in the Public Interest asked U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams to issue an advisory warning people of the dangers of contaminated, unwashed…
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Push is on to get FDA and DEA to stop sales of contaminated poppy seeds

By News Desk on April 4, 2019

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), on Wednesday, called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to crack down on the sale of contaminated poppy seeds…
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Unwashed poppy seeds under fire on Capitol Hill and around the world

By Coral Beach on March 16, 2019

A man who has been seeking changes to U.S. law since his son died from morphine intoxication in 2016 expects to see bills filed in April. His son wasn’t using drugs. It was unwashed poppy…
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