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 ...

Eating even a small amount of food containing poppy seed can lead to a false positive on drugs tests. You probably know that poppies sprung up in their thousands on Flanders fields after the ...

Eating the infamous poppy seed cake known as makowiec, one of Poland’s most popular sweet foods, is also a scandalising way to put morphine into your system. Culture.pl looks at its seemingly innocent ...

If you've ever taken a drug test, you’ve probably heard the warnings about eating a poppy seed bagel beforehand. Or maybe you ...

You may have heard that poppy seeds in your salad dressing or on your bagel can mess up a drug test–triggering a positive result for opiates in your system. Though there are some caveats to this ...

White poppy seeds are not widely available, but you will find them in Indian grocers. Because they’re so small and have a tendency to stick together, poppy seeds are often dry-roasted ...

A Taliban spokesman told the BBC they imposed the ban because of the harmful effects of opium - which is taken from the poppy seed capsules - and because it goes against their religious beliefs.

Poppy seed filling is a sweet and nutty flavored filling that can be used to make cookies or poppy seed rolls. It’s actually ...

Backlash and a drive for regulation of poppy seeds are building across the United States. On Wednesday, companion bills were introduced to Congress to prohibit the sale of unsafe poppy seeds in ...

Vine weevils (Otiorhyncus sulcatus) are brownish-black insects, around 1cm long, with jointed antennae and pale-brown flecks on their backs. Like aphids, the females do not need males to reproduce, so ...