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US (LA): Valentine's flowers go through rigorous inspection at LAX

Before those roses light up your sweetheart's eyes on Valentine's Day, they are put through a rigorous inspection process at Los Angeles International Airport.

This is a busy time of year for the dozens of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture inspectors who work near LAX looking for disease and insects in millions of flowers imported to the United States every Valentine's season.

Los Angeles is the country's second busiest port of entry for flowers, with some 37 million stems moving through the airport during last year's Valentine's season.

Inspectors intercepted 372 pests last year.

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