Search Results: keywords:"morphine contamination"

  • S. 1258 — To prohibit the sale of food that is, or contains, unsafe poppy seeds.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:689

    S. 1258, known as the "Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act," aims to address the problem of poppy seeds contaminated with dangerous levels of morphine and other opiates. Motivated by incidents including the tragic death of Stephen Hacala, the bill requires the Secretary of...

    Simple Explanation

    The Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act is a rule that wants to make sure poppy seeds, which are used in some foods, don't have dangerous stuff that can make people very sick. It tells a big boss called the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make new rules to keep these poppy seeds safe.

  • H. R. 2615 — To prohibit the sale of food that is, or contains, unsafe poppy seeds.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:696

    H. R. 2615, also known as the "Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act," aims to prohibit the sale of food containing unsafe levels of poppy seeds. The bill is named after Stephen Hacala, who died from morphine intoxication due to contaminated poppy seeds. It mandates the...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 2615 wants to make sure that food sold in stores doesn't have bad poppy seeds that can make people sick, and it gives a government doctor two years to decide how much of the bad stuff is okay before it's dangerous.