Customs inspections urged for uncovering counterfeit seed

Specialists called on the government to pay attention to seed security, suggesting that customs inspect agricultural products more closely, as Hunan police recently uncovered so-called "golden corn".

Police in Tongdao county, Hunan province, reported that people suspected of smuggling and illegally selling the counterfeit seeds were handed over to judicial departments on Friday.

In May 2012, 29 households in the county planted more than 13 hectares of the so-called US golden corn seed, but the farmers reaped nothing at harvest time, police said.