Watch out for the illegal entry of fresh ginseng with postal materials

Recently, the postal inspection staff of Hunan entry exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau intercepted a box of fresh ginseng, a total of six plants, about 1.2kg, with moss and soil, during the on-site inspection of the incoming postal materials in Changsha international mail supervision center It is found that the fresh ginseng has not been treated by any means, the roots are stained with a lot of soil, and wrapped with fresh moss, which has the risk of carrying foreign pests According to the relevant laws and regulations, the quarantine personnel detained the fresh ginseng and sent the samples to the laboratory for further quarantine identification The fresh ginseng was first intercepted at Hunan port The catalogue of animals and plants and their products prohibited to be carried or mailed into the country by the people's Republic of China clearly prohibits the carrying or mailing of soil, seeds (seedlings) and other plant materials with reproductive capacity into the country With the increasing number of international mails, it is not uncommon to carry a variety of animals and plants and their products, which increases the pressure of port ecological security risks Raw fresh ginseng with soil has great quarantine risk The soil can carry a variety of harmful organisms, which will cause the cross-border spread of plant epidemic AQSIQ reminds all the senders to pay attention to China's laws and regulations on the prohibition of carrying and mailing imported animals and plants and their products when receiving and sending international mails, so as to avoid unnecessary losses and contribute to the common protection of China's ecological environment, agricultural production and people's health.