🔗 Poppy Seed Defence
🔗 Medicine
🔗 Athletics
🔗 Food and drink
🔗 Medicine/Toxicology
🔗 Sports
🔗 Horse racing
The poppy seed defence is a commonly cited reason to avoid any sanction for failing a drug test. The defence asserts that a suspect's positive result was a result of the person having consumed poppy seeds prior to taking the test. It has been recognised in medical and legal fields as a valid defence.