Washington, DC
January 12, 2009
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s (USDA)
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced today that
Olean Seed, a seed company operating out of Olean, Missouri has
paid $1,050 to settle alleged violations of the Federal Seed
Act. The case was settled in agreement with AMS officials. The
company neither admitted nor denied the charges brought against
them.
This settlement resolves a case which involved a shipment of
tall fescue seed to Texas, and two shipments of tall fescue seed
to Georgia. The alleged violation was false labeling in regard
to noxious-weed seed.
AMS administers the Federal Seed Act with the assistance of
state seed officials. The investigation was completed through
the joint efforts of AMS and seed regulatory officials in
Georgia and Texas. The Federal Seed Act is a truth-in-labeling
law designed to protect farmers and consumers who buy seed. |
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