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Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel seasoning mix has run afoul of Seoul airport customs due to one ingredient - poppy seeds. This grocery store item is beloved in the US. But it’s banned in ...
‘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.
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.
A poppy seed bagel may be used as part of the poppy seed defence. The poppy seed defence is a commonly cited reason to avoid any sanction for failing a drug test. The defence asserts that a suspect's positive result was a result of the person having consumed poppy seeds prior to taking the test. It has been recognised in medical and legal ...
Papaver somniferum is also the source of the poppy seeds used in cooking and baking, and poppy seed oil. The illegal cultivation of poppies in Asia for the production of opium and heroin is virtually equal to the legal production in the rest of the world.
Korea News Service in Japan carries articles of the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and is blocked in South Korea. As of 2010 [update] , there are 65 North Korean -run and pro-North Korean websites blocked in South Korea . [ 1 ]
The popular seasoning mix was deemed illegal because it contains poppy seeds, an oilseed banned in Korea. One South Korean blogger reported that she brought back 20 bottles of the seasoning upon ...
Novel meats, i.e. animal-derived food products not familiar to an individual or to a culture, generally provoke a disgust reaction, which may be expressed as a cultural taboo. [7] For example, although dog meat is eaten, in certain circumstances, in Korea, Vietnam, and China, it is considered inappropriate as a food in virtually all Western ...