Osama El-Lissy, with the Plant Protection program of USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), said in a statement that the unsolicited seed packets postmarked from China have contained several plant species.
“We have identified 14 different species of seeds, including mustard, cabbage, morning glory and some of the herbs, like mint, sage, rosemary, lavender. Then other seeds like hibiscus and roses. This is just a sub-set of the samples we’ve collected so far”, El-Lissy said.
The seeds have sparked rumors about bioterrorism.
SOURCE: APHPIS
