In the UK You Can Now Only Buy Heirloom Seeds if You Are Part of a Private Members Club

BlackListedNews · 05-29-2014, 12:30 PM

Every single variety of vegetable will have to be registered on an EU list, otherwise it will be illegal to sell it. To be registered on the list, seed varieties have to pass a series of tests demonstrating what is called DUS ‘Distinctiveness, Uniformity and Stability’. It costs nearly £3000 to test & register just one single variety of seed for sale.

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05-29-2014, 12:30 PM	#1
BlackListedNews Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 12,733 Rep Power: 58	In the UK You Can Now Only Buy Heirloom Seeds if You Are Part of a Private Members Club Every single variety of vegetable will have to be registered on an EU list, otherwise it will be illegal to sell it. To be registered on the list, seed varieties have to pass a series of tests demonstrating what is called DUS ‘Distinctiveness, Uniformity and Stability’. It costs nearly £3000 to test & register just one single variety of seed for sale. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/black...mDh7tLI/M.html