# 2025-00757: Growing, Harvesting, Processing, and Distribution of Poppy Seeds-Industry Practices Related to Opiate Alkaloids; Request for Information

2025-00757, Growing, Harvesting, Processing, and Distribution of Poppy Seeds-Industry Practices Related to Opiate Alkaloids; Request for Information, is a Federal Register notice from an unnamed agency published 2025-01-15, effective Either electronic or written comments on the notice must be submitted by April 15, 2025. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of April 15, 2025. (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-00757
- Title: Growing, Harvesting, Processing, and Distribution of Poppy Seeds-Industry Practices Related to Opiate Alkaloids; Request for Information
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: unknown
- Citation: unknown
- Published: 2025-01-15
- Effective: Either electronic or written comments on the notice must be submitted by April 15, 2025. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of April 15, 2025.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## Summary

The FDA wants to learn more about how poppy seeds are grown, harvested, processed, and sold, especially how the industry keeps opiate chemicals low. This affects farmers, processors, and sellers who handle poppy seeds. The FDA is gathering info to decide if new rules are needed to keep poppy seed products safe, and they want your input by April 15, 2025.

## Abstract

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is requesting information on industry practices related to poppy seeds, such as information about growing, harvesting, processing, and distribution of poppy seeds, including industry practices to reduce the opiate alkaloid content of poppy seeds. We are taking this action, in part, because we have received reports of adverse events related to the use of some poppy seed products. We intend to use the information to help determine what type(s) of actions, if any, we should take to help ensure that poppy seed products do not pose a health risk when consumed.

## Effects PRIA read

- FDA Seeks Info from Poppy-Seed Industry: cost, low. The FDA is asking farmers, processors, importers, distributors, and sellers who handle poppy seeds to provide information about growing, harvesting, processing, testing, and distribution practices—including methods to reduce opiate alkaloid levels. Submit comments and data to docket FDA-2021-P-0168…
- Opiate Alkaloids Detected in Poppy Seeds: benefit, high. FDA testing found morphine on poppy seeds ranging from 1 mg/kg to 520 mg/kg (median 70 mg/kg; mean 120.4 mg/kg) and codeine from 0.8 mg/kg to 255 mg/kg (median 85 mg/kg; mean 113.1 mg/kg). FDA reports nine deaths tied to homemade "poppy seed tea" and says it will use collected information to decide…

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## Sources
- [2025-00757 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/15/2025-00757/growing-harvesting-processing-and-distribution-of-poppy-seeds-industry-practices-related-to-opiate)
- [2025-00757 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-15/pdf/2025-00757.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-00757 (as of 2026-06-08).