Dried poppy pods are often considered ornamental, no jokes here. However, they have a much wider range of uses, beyond their ...

Poppy seeds can take desserts to another level by adding a nutty undertone that goes perfectly with sweet flavors. They work ...

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, ...

“Poppy seeds can cause a urine drug test to screen positive for opioids such as morphine, codeine and heroin,” said Dr. Fara Khorassani, health sciences associate clinical professor at the UCI ...

Morning Mix Pentagon warns poppy seeds might cause troops to fail drug tests. Eating baked goods with poppy seeds could ‘undermine’ the U.S. military’s ability to spot illicit drug usage, a ...

Six months after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted Dover-bound opium poppy pods at the Port of Wilmington, officials have seized another shipment. The 3-kilogram package ...

The US Defense Department issued an official warning to troops last week: If you don’t want to test positive on a drug test, you should avoid poppy seeds. A memo distributed on Friday from ...

CBP officers bagged this 141-pound load of opium poppy pods on February 19. (Photo: CBP) It must be harvest season after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted a combined 257 ...

Poppy seed is so commonplace in Bengali cuisine – and held in such high regard – that I almost took a packet as a gift for my ...