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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.
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.
‘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 is ...
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).
It is the source of 90% of the world supply of legal morphine (for medical and scientific use) [5] and in some countries it also is a source of illegal morphine, which could be processed into illegal heroin. [4] The 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs defines poppy straw as "all parts (except the seeds) of the opium poppy, after mowing". [6]
Poppy seeds can be ground using a generic tool such as a mortar and pestle or a small domestic type electric blade grinder, or a special purpose poppy seed grinder. A poppy seed grinder (mill) is a type of burr grinder with a set aperture that is too narrow for intact poppy seeds to pass through. A burr grinder produces a more uniform and less ...
1. Ritz Crackers. Wouldn't ya know, a cracker that's all the rage in America is considered an outrage abroad. Ritz crackers are outlawed in several other countries, including the United Kingdom ...
The Protocol for Limiting and Regulating the Cultivation of the Poppy Plant, the Production of, International and Wholesale Trade in, and Use of Opium, signed on 23 June 1953 in New York City, was a drug control treaty, promoted by Harry J. Anslinger, with the purpose of imposing stricter controls on opium production.