The bill would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to propose, within one year of enactment, limits for morphine, codeine, and other designated compounds on poppy seeds. The Secretary would have to finalize the rule within two years. Seeds above the limits would be treated as adulterated food under federal food law. The bill also says contaminated poppy seeds would remain subject to the Controlled Substances Act.
If enacted, the bill would set federal contamination limits for poppy seeds used in food. The specific limits would be set later through a rulemaking process.
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The bill's stated purpose is to establish contamination levels above which poppy seeds would be prohibited as adulterated food in interstate commerce.
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