Eating it may endanger health, says MPN


KUALA LUMPUR: The National Council of Professors (MPN) has warned against the prolonged intake of food laced with poppy seeds, saying it could endanger health, especially among children.

MPN Health Science Subcluster head Prof Datuk Dr Jamaludin Moha­med said even though comprehensive studies on consumption of food containing poppy seeds had yet to be carried out, control measures should be in place.

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