,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #b1 #bjbe,mr4   
,cotton 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 &   
,mr4 ,boozman7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,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$s aft] extraction4  7#g7 ,:ile     
poppy se$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 e/abli% levels = 
contam9ation ( poppy se$s by morph9e1 by

 code9e1 & by o!r illicit comp\nds1     
above :i* poppy se$s %all be consid]$   
adult]at$ foods t are prohibit$ 9       
int]/ate comm]ce4  #c4 ,unsafe poppy    
se$s z adult]ants 9 food ,! ,secret>y ( 
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all-- 7#a7 n  
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 issue a propos$ rule e/abli%+
 levels = contam9ation ( poppy se$s by  
morph9e1 by code9e1 & by any o!r comp\nd
 :i* ! ,secret>y may designate1 above   
:i* poppy se$s %all be deem$ adult]at$  
"u section #djb ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1
 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cdb72 
&  7#b7 n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 f9alize su* rule4 
#d4 ,poppy se$s z a controll$ sub/ance  
,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$ z      
exempt+ poppy se$s t are contam9at$ by  
morph9e1 code9e1 ano!r alkaloid comp\nd1
 or any o!r comp\nd designat$ by !      
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices "u 
section #c f regulation "u ! ,controll$ 
,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hja et  
seq474