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MYSTERIOUS SEED LANDED FROM CHINA.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has identified 14 different kinds of seed in mysterious packages that appear to have been sent unsolicited from China to people round the country.

The USDA and Agriculture officials have issued warnings about the package from China and advised people not to plant them.

All 50 States have issued warnings about the packages some of which contain flowering plants like morning glory, hibiscus and roses.
"USDA is aware that people across the country have received suspicious, unsolicited packages of seeds that appear to be coming from China," the USDA's Ani and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) said in a statement on Tuesday.
According to El-Lissy, other packages contain vegetables like  cabbages and herbs including mint, sage rosemary, and lavender.
"This is just a subset of the samples we have collected so far," he said Wednesday.
 
"Please don't plant seeds from unknown origins!" the agency tweets.
"At this time, we don't have any evidence indicating this is something other than a 'brushing scam' where recieve unsolicited packages from a seller who then post false customer reviews to boost sales,"the statement said.

New York Commissioner of Agriculture Richard Ball Ina statement Monday that his office had also fielded "a few " queries from residents who got unsolicited "items allegedly sent from China that are markde as containing jewelry but actually contain plant seeds '

He warned anyone who gets a package of seeds " should store in a place children and pets can't access," and then email the USDA immediately at erich.glasgow@usda.gov with their full names and numbers, picture of package, and any other relevant information."


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