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| Poppies produces opiates which are addictive |
China's Food and Drug
Administration says it found opium poppies used as illegal seasoning in 35
restaurants across the country, including a popular Beijing hot pot chain.
AP
report continues:
Five
restaurants are being prosecuted while 30 others, ranging from Shanghai
dumpling joints to noodle shops in southwestern Chongqing, are under
investigation.
Cases
of cooks sprinkling ground poppy powder, which contains low amounts of opiates
like morphine and codeine, in soup and seafood are not new in China, though it
is unclear whether they can hook a customer or deliver a noticeable buzz.
Shaanxi Province police
busted a noodle seller in 2014 after being tipped off by a failed drug test.
Seven restaurants were closed in Ningxia Province in 2012 for using the
additive and Guizhou Province shut down 215 restaurants in 2004.
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