,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #feab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #bi1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,womack introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
prohibit ! sale ( food t is1 or conta9s1
 unsafe poppy se$s4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/eph5 ,hacala
 ,poppy ,se$ ,safety ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 
purpose  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds z    
foll[s3  7#a7 ,/eph5 ,hacala 0 a        
#bd-ye>-old f ,fayetteville1 ,arkansas1 
:o 0 de>ly lov$ by family & fri5ds :5 he
 di$ f morph9e intoxication caus$ by    
consumption ( contam9at$ poppy se$s4    
7#b7 ,at lea/ #ai p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h 
be5 confirm$ to h di$ f morph9e ov]doses
 f contam9at$ poppy se$s4  7#c7 ,wom5 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates h te/$ positive =       
opiates 9 hospitals at *ildbir? due to  
poppy se$ consumption 9 food1 lead+ to  
unw>rant$ scrut9y f *ild welf>e         
(ficials4  7#d7 ,9 #bjbc1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,def5se issu$ a w>n+ to all s]vicememb]s

 to avoid poppy se$ consumption due to  
opiate contam9ation & ! risk ( positive 
drug te/s4  7#e7 ,/udies ( ph>maceutical
 opiates h f\nd t a dose ( j #bj to #ej 
morph9e milligram equival5ts p] day     
increases ! risk ( ov]dose & dea? among 
pati5ts prescrib$ morph9e = pa9         
treatm5t4  7#f7 ,poppy products pur*as$ 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h be5 f\nd to h up to 
#b1ghh milligrams ( morph9e p] kilogram 
( se$s aft] extraction4  7#g7 ,clean+   
processes are available t h prov$       
effective at r$uc+ morph9e contam9ation 
f #ej to #bbj milligrams p] kilogram d[n
 to #d milligrams p] kilogram or less4  
7#h7 ,:ile poppy se$s are exclud$ f !   
def9ition ( opium poppy & poppy /raw "u 
! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq471 t def9ition    
does n exclude unwa%$ poppy se$s t h be5
 contam9at$ ) opium alkaloids f ! latex 
( ! plant4 ,! opium alkaloids 7inclusive
 ( morph9e1 code9e1 & !ba9e71 if pres5t 
z contam9ants on poppy se$ mat]ial1 are 
also n exempt$ f control "u t ,act4  7b7

 ,purpose ,x is ! purpose ( ?is ,act to 
prohibit ! di/ribution & sale (         
contam9at$ poppy se$s 9 ord] to prev5t  
h>m1 addiction1 & fur!r dea?s f         
morph9e-contam9at$ poppy se$s4  #c4     
,unsafe poppy se$s z adult]ants 9 food  
7a7 ,prohibition ,section #cja ( !      
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act   
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cca7 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7jjj7 ,sell+1 or (f]+ 
to sell1 directly to consum]s a food t  
is or conta9s poppy se$s1 includ+       
conc5trates1 metabolites1 con/itu5ts1 or
 extracts ( poppy se$s1 t conta9 levels 
( morph9e1 code9e1 or o!r alkaloid      
comp\nds t may r5d] ! food injuri\s to  
heal?4  4  7b7 ,regulations ,! ,secret>y
 ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all--  7#a7
 n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 issue a propos$    
rule e/abli%+ a maximum level =         
contam9ation "u section #cja7;jjj7 ( !  
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7z
 add$ by subsection 7a77 by morph9e1    
code9e1 & any o!r alkaloid comp\nd :i* !

 ,secret>y may designate2 &  7#b7 n lat]
 ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 f9alize su* rule4  #d4 ,poppy 
se$s z an adult]ant ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act & !
 am5dm5t made by ?is ,act %all be       
con/ru$ z prev5t+ ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &
 ,human ,s]vices f-- 7#a7 det]m9+ t     
poppy se$s contam9at$ ) morph9e1 code9e1
 or ano!r alkaloid comp\nd t may r5d]   
food injuri\s to heal? are adult]at$ "u 
section #djb ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & 
,cosmetic ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cdb71 9  
violation ( section #dbc ( su* ,act 7#ba
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cejl71 or 9 violation ( any 
o!r provision ( su* ,act2 or  7#b7      
exempt+ su* contam9at$ se$s f regulation
 "u ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq474