POPPY seeds or kas kas used to spice up curry dishes, nasi kandar and cakes will not make a person “high” like a drug addict, says Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya.
While poppy seeds contained morphine, its use in food will not result in addiction. It is also safe to be used as a food condiment, he added.
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