Two random stories that caught Frances’ eye on social media – and so she asks the question – are they for real? First, the opium poppy, is it actually grown in the UK for the pharma industry? And since we are on the topic of the poppy - can ingestion of poppy seeds cause false positives in drug tests? You'll have to listen to find out! Switching gears, our second story tackles gray hair—specifically, the booming market for “gray hair blocking” supplements like biotin gummies or vitamin B12. As always if you have questions or suggestions please get in touch!

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References:

https://www.ft.com/content/ee6ac233-8194-4b2a-91d7-1d2101c07fa9 ; https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-20996-9 ; https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/20/business/international/tasmania-big-supplier-to-drug-companies-faces-changes.html ; DOI: 10.1093/jat/27.1.53 ; https://elifesciences.org/articles/67437

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