Update of the Scientific Opinion on opium alkaloids in poppy seeds

Update of the Scientific Opinion on opium alkaloids in poppy seeds

Abstract Poppy seeds are obtained from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.). They are used as food and to produce edible oil. The opium poppy plant contains narcotic alkaloids such as morphine and codeine. Poppy seeds do not contain the opium alkaloids, but can become contaminated with alkaloids...

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Main Authors: EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), Helle Katrine Knutsen, Jan Alexander, Lars Barregård, Margherita Bignami, Beat Brüschweiler, Sandra Ceccatelli, Bruce Cottrill, Michael Dinovi, Lutz Edler, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, Christer Hogstrand, Laurentius (Ron) Hoogenboom, Carlo Stefano Nebbia, Isabelle P Oswald, Annette Petersen, Martin Rose, Alain‐Claude Roudot, Tanja Schwerdtle, Günter Vollmer, Heather Wallace, Diane Benford, Girolamo Calò, Albert Dahan, Birgit Dusemund, Patrick Mulder, Éva Németh‐Zámboriné, Davide Arcella, Katleen Baert, Claudia Cascio, Sara Levorato, Marijke Schutte, Christiane Vleminckx
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-05-01
Series:EFSA Journal
Subjects:
poppy seeds
opium alkaloids
morphine
codeine
thebaine
acute reference dose (ARfD)
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5243

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https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5243

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