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USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is aware that people across the country have received unsolicited packages ofseed in recent days. APHIS is working closely with the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection and State departments of agriculture to prevent the unlawful entry of prohibitedseedsand protect U.S. agriculture from invasive pests and noxious weeds.
Anyone who receives an unsolicited package ofseeds should immediately contact theirState plant regulatory officialorAPHIS State plant health director. Please hold onto theseedsand packaging, including the mailing label, until someone from your State department of agriculture or APHIS contacts you with further instructions. Do not plantseedsfrom unknown origins.
