The Defense Department warned military members in a memo that consuming poppy seeds could cause them to fail a drug test.

The US Defense Department issued an official warning to troops last week: If you don’t want to test positive on a drug test, you should avoid poppy seeds.

A new Army regulation is advising soldiers to avoid eating foods with poppy seeds over concerns that troops could inadvertently fail a drug screening. While poppy seeds are often an ingredient in ...

The USAA Poppy Wall of Honor on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is a tribute to military sacrifice with 600,000 poppies, marking WWII and Vietnam War anniversaries.

The Defense Department has instructed service members that some poppy seeds can cause drug tests to come back as false positives.

Pentagon warns troops to avoid eating poppy seeds, including those in bagels. The baked-good favorite can spark a false-positive drug test.

“Out of an abundance of caution … avoid poppy seeds,” the Pentagon warned its military heads.

The top Pentagon official for personnel sent a memo warning service members that eating poppy seeds could cause them to fail drug tests.

The top Pentagon official for personnel sent a memo warning service members that eating poppy seeds could cause them to fail drug tests.