Papaver somniferum identity and food use come before grade
Kew accepts Papaver somniferum in Papaveraceae, while Codex classifies poppy seed as SO 0698 and separately classifies edible poppy-seed oil. Botanical acceptance and a commodity code do not establish the offered lot's variety, colour, intended use, origin or legal status. Atlas retains accepted identity evidence, supplier declaration, named variety, food-use lane, country of production and lot identity before applying any grade or threshold.
Food seed, planting seed, oil, meal and regulated raw materials stay separate
Whole, ground and milled edible seeds, planting seed, pressed oil, press cake or meal, poppy straw, capsules and pharmaceutical raw materials have different identity, processing, regulatory and evidence requirements. Atlas never transfers a measurement, regulatory allowance or price across those lanes without a documented conversion and legal basis, and it verifies current origin and destination rules for the exact product and use.
Moisture, purity and oil content require destination-specific evidence
FSSAI's whole-seed references cover mature dried seed, extraneous matter, moisture and non-volatile ether extract. They are Indian food-standard thresholds rather than a universal commercial grade. Atlas records the governing jurisdiction, declared colour and variety, sampling plan, method, result, laboratory and date with the lot, and verifies the destination specification instead of copying one authority's figures into every contract.
Opium-alkaloid limits require product scope and laboratory evidence
The EU 20-milligram-per-kilogram reference applies to the defined sum of opium alkaloids in whole, ground or milled poppy seeds placed on the market for final consumers. The separate 1.50-milligram-per-kilogram bakery-product limit cannot be transferred to raw seed. Atlas retains product scope, preparation or treatment, representative sample, analytical method, reporting basis, individual analytes, summed result, laboratory, destination and test date before assessing compliance.
Cleaning, treatment and contamination need representative lot inspection
FSSAI requires whole seed to be free from off flavour, mustiness, rancidity, mould, insects, insect fragments, rodent contamination, added colour and harmful substances. Alkaloid-reduction cleaning or washing can also affect evidence and product condition. Atlas retains cleaning, washing, drying and other treatment records, foreign-matter and condition inspection, residue and microbiological evidence where required, processor, packing and storage conditions with the sampled lot.
A food standard or alkaloid limit does not establish a delivered price
A moisture ceiling, oil-content floor or opium-alkaloid limit does not establish an offered lot's actual identity, conformance, availability, transaction value or delivered cost. A physical comparison still needs permitted current observations for the exact variety and colour, food or planting use, whole, ground or milled form, measured composition and alkaloid result, treatment, origin, harvest and packing dates, package and lot, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window, freight and information vintage. Atlas withholds a physical estimate when those observations or usage rights are missing.