It has been known forever. Oil and fats coat the stomach and slow down the absorptions.
Apple sauce however cuts through the fat coating with its high malic acid content (also pectin) which carries the Oxy thru to promote absorption into the blood.
For all IR opioids it is always best to avoid the Tmax problem and
"take one hour before a meal or two hrs after a meal"
The right palms weren't greased. Too bad he doesn't know how to find the right people. He needs the people in the K Bldg. they know how to get things done. Google K building in DC. A few million in a suitcase in the back of a cab oops I forgot my bag. Don't worry it will get to the right people.