Utah, Virginia Residents Warned Not to Plant Seeds Marked With Chinese Writing

Two packages containing unknown seeds from China in a file photo. Washington State Department of Agriculture

Authorities in Utah and Virginia have advised people not to plant seeds that residents have reported receiving in packets with Chinese writing on them.

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) said last week that it was “notified that several Virginia residents have received unsolicited packages containing seeds that appear to have originated from China.”