Australia trials new technology to intercept mystery seeds sent in the mail
Written by Josh Taylor
In world-first, agriculture department uses high-resolution X-ray machine to detect presence of seeds
The Australian agriculture department is undertaking a world-first trial of new technology aimed at detecting seeds sent in the mail after 228 reports of Australians receiving mysterious seed packets from overseas.
People in Australia and a number of other countries, including the US, UK, New Zealand and Canada, began reporting packets of seeds they had not ordered in mid-July.
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