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‘Everything But The Bagel’ seasoning from Trader Joe's has been illegal in South Korea for two years, as poppy seeds are designated as a narcotic.
Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel seasoning mix has run afoul of Seoul airport customs due to one ingredient - poppy seeds.
Poppy seeds have long been illegal in the country, but they've just now started to really enforce the law. The seeds, which originate from the poppy plant, are considered a narcotic in South Korea.
Poppy seeds are used as condiments in many cultures, but the trace amounts of morphine and codeine present in the seeds can lead to a false positive when administering a drug test. [109] In Singapore , poppy seeds are classified as "prohibited goods" by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB).
The following is a non-exhaustive list of K-pop videos that have been banned by one or more South Korean television networks, for reasons such as suggestive or offensive lyrics and imagery. K-pop is characterized by a wide variety of audiovisual elements, and K-pop singles will typically include a music video and a dance routine.
It was the first website established by North Korea. [6] In August 2010, Uriminzokkiri launched YouTube, Facebook, and X (formerly Twitter) accounts in an effort to improve North Korea's image around the world. [7] Uriminzokkiri maintains an account on the Chinese video platform Youku, and has uploaded more than 14,000 videos. [citation needed]
Here's why Trader Joe’s Everything But The Bagel Seasoning was banned in South Korea, and how one of its ingredients could get you stopped at the airport.
Eatyourkimchi (Eat Your Kimchi, also titled Simon and Martina from 2016–2020) is a YouTube video blog channel created by Canadian expatriates Simon Stawski and Martina Sazunic in 2008. The channel featured videos about their lives in South Korea, including food, cultural differences, and popular media.