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　　The notice, jointly³ issued by the Ministry⁴ of Public Security, the Food and Drug Administration, and State Administration for Industry and Commerce, said the country will hold a comprehensive field inspection⁵ over food producers, dealers⁶ and suppliers of poppy capsules, taking a "zero tolerance⁷" policy to any violations⁸.

　　Food and drug administrations will focus on inspecting restaurants, especially hot pot restaurants and other snack bars, punishing all violations if poppy capsules are found in accordance with law.

　　China to severely punish those using poppy capsules as a food additiveThe police will inspect market places, condiment⁹ wholesale¹⁰ and retail¹¹ markets, and traditional Chinese medicines stores that supply and use poppy capsules.

　　The notice urged police nationwide to jointly find out the sources and directions of poppy capsules and set up systems to connect tipoffs and give rewards to whistleblowers. It also ordered publicizing crime cases to the society.

　　As addictive¹² to people and harmful consumed in a long term, poppy capsule is the narcotics¹³ controlled by the state. However, some Chinese food industry practitioners¹⁴ use it as additives.

　　Although the authority has cracked down on a series of crimes involving poppy capsules, the crimes are hard to eradicate¹⁵ due to huge economic interests.

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