{"id":21654,"date":"2020-07-28T07:10:56","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T14:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=21654"},"modified":"2021-06-07T15:05:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T22:05:27","slug":"cdfa-statement-on-unsolicited-seeds-from-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/07\/28\/cdfa-statement-on-unsolicited-seeds-from-china\/","title":{"rendered":"CDFA statement on unsolicited seeds from China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Seed-package-from-China-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21675\" width=\"395\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Seed-package-from-China-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Seed-package-from-China-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Seed-package-from-China.png 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has become aware of a number of reports regarding unsolicited seeds from China being received by homeowners throughout the US.&nbsp;CDFA is communicating with the USDA to determine any necessary actions for shipments received in California.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, CDFA is instructing residents not to open any unsolicited seed packets received and to contact their local county agricultural commissioner&#8217;s office. Seed packets should not be opened, shipped, or disposed of by residents in order to prevent potential dispersal of invasive species and\/or quarantine pests. Unopened seed packets should be held by the resident or county official until further instructions are provided.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aphis.usda.gov\/aphis\/newsroom\/stakeholder-info\/sa_by_date\/sa-2020\/sa-07\/seeds-china\">From the USDA:<\/a> <\/strong>&#8220;At this time, we don\u2019t have any evidence indicating this is something other than a &#8216;brushing scam,&#8217; where people receive unsolicited items from a seller who then posts false customer reviews to boost sales. USDA is currently collecting seed packages from recipients and will test their contents and determine if they contain anything that could be of concern to U.S. agriculture or the environment.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>SPANISH VERSION<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p lang=\"es\"><strong>El Departamento de Alimentos y Agricultura de California emite una alerta sobre el envio de semillas de China a los Estados Unidos&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p lang=\"es\">Recientemente, el Departamento de Alimentos y Agricultura de California (CDFA) fue alertado por parte de una serie de informes sobre semillas no solicitadas de China que est\u00e1n siendo recibidas por propietarios de viviendas en todo Estados Unidos. CDFA se est\u00e1 comunicando con el Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA) para determinar las medidas necesarias de los env\u00edos recibidos en California. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p lang=\"es\">Mientras tanto, CDFA est\u00e1 instruyendo a los residentes que <strong>no abran ning\u00fan paquete de semillas no solicitadas <\/strong>que hayan sido recibidas y que se pongan en contacto con la Oficina del Comisionado Agr\u00edcola del condado local. Los paquetes de semillas no deben ser abiertos, enviados o tirados a la basura o dispersados por los residentes &#8212; con el fin de evitar la posible dispersi\u00f3n de especies invasoras y\/o plagas que puedan resultar en una cuarentena. Los paquetes de semillas sin abrir deben ser retenidos por el residente o el funcionario del condado hasta que se proporcionen m\u00e1s instrucciones. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p lang=\"es\">Del USDA: &#8220;En este momento, no tenemos ninguna evidencia que indique que esto es algo m\u00e1s que una estafa, donde las personas reciben art\u00edculos no solicitados de un vendedor que luego publica opiniones falsas de clientes para aumentar las ventas. El USDA actualmente est\u00e1 recolectando paquetes de semillas de los destinatarios y probar\u00e1 su contenido y determinar\u00e1 si contienen algo que pueda poner en riesgo la agricultura o tener un impacto negativo en el medio ambiente de los Estados Unidos.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p lang=\"es\">Comunicado de prensa de USDA (ingl\u00e9s): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aphis.usda.gov\/aphis\/newsroom\/stakeholder-info\/sa_by_date\/sa-2020\/sa-07\/seeds-china\">https:\/\/www.aphis.usda.gov\/aphis\/newsroom\/stakeholder-info\/sa_by_date\/sa-2020\/sa-07\/seeds-china<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has become aware of a number of reports regarding unsolicited seeds from China being received by homeowners throughout the US.&nbsp;CDFA is communicating with the USDA to determine any necessary actions for &hellip; <a 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