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UK: Seed supplier guilty of certificate forgery

A Twyford-based seed supplier has pleaded guilty to the production and use of forged certificates designed to reassure importers that plant material has been inspected and found to be free of potentially damaging pests and diseases.

Stephen Morton, of Herbiseed Ltd, pleaded guilty to the production and use of forged phytosanitary certificates for seed export purposes at Reading Crown Court following a prosecution by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra).

The defendant received three concurrent prison sentences, suspended for two years, ranging from 12 to 24 months, and was ordered to undertake 300 hours unpaid community work.

At a separate confiscation hearing on 29 July 2015, a confiscation order was made for just more than £100,000 to be paid within three months. The penalty for non-payment is a 24-month prison sentence.

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