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Article: M&S biscuits are investigated over morphine fears
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- Evening News - Scotland
- Article date:
- July 19, 2002
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MARKS & Spencer poppy seed biscuits are being investigated by drug
chiefs in Singapore because they may contain morphine.
The British retailer has been forced to pull boxes of the snacks
from its stores in the country, which has notoriously strict drug
laws.
It is thought that eating food with poppy seeds containing
morphine may cause urine specimens to test positive for drugs,
because the substance comes from the same chemical family as opium
and heroin.
A spokeswoman for Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau said:
"Because the Misuse of Drugs Act states that morphine is a controlled
drug, you're not supposed to have morphine in any amount."
She said it was too early to say whether there ...