Is it safe to eat poppy seeds before a drug test?

Poppy seeds contain trace amounts of morphine that can show up on a drug test. For those of you interested in poppy seed tea, it’s best not to drink large amounts of it.

There are substantiated rumours of people who have failed drug tests after eating bagels covered with poppy seeds! In the interests of total peace of mind, stay away from poppy seeds if you are going to get tested in the next few days – but slather your skin and hair freely with Erbology Organic Poppy Seed Oil

References

(1) Farzan, Antonia Noori, “Yes, you can fail a drug test by eating a poppy seed bagel, as a Maryland mother learned”, Washington Post, 8 August 2018 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/08/08/yes-you-can-fail-a-drug-test-by-eating-a-poppy-seed-bagel-as-a-maryland-mother- learned/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.524a5f5888d0

(2) Haber et al, “Poppy Seed Tea: A Short Review and Case Study”, Pain and Therapy, 5 February 2019, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40122-019-0113-5