‘I wouldn’t eat them’ Fan’s new warning about Woolworths supermarket Discovery Garden veggies & herbs

‘I wouldn’t eat them’ Fan’s new warning about Discovery Garden veggies & herbs

First mould, now fresh concerns over seeds - by Eliza Scanlan

With many fans worried about the risks of having mould in their Discovery Garden plants, another concerned gardener has shared her fears about the promotion’s seeds.

Just weeks after some shoppers vented their concerns that the Woolworths seedling kits weren’t packaged in Australia and were made from a range of imported and local materials, one fan has said that she ‘wouldn’t eat’ herbs or vegetables over these fears.

‘I wouldn’t eat them’ Fan’s new warning about Discovery Garden veggies & herbs

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Speaking on a Discovery Garden Facebook group in a discussion about mould concerns, one user wrote: ‘Let’s not forget these seeds are from Poland. What procedure have they taken with these seeds? Personally great for fun but I wouldn’t eat them.

‘Go to your nursery buy a punnet for $2 grow it. Much cheaper than spending $30 for one imported god knows what.’

But while some fellow Discovery Garden fans dismissed her fears, another social media user wrote: ‘I would feel a lot better about eating them if they were all Australian seeds, that’s for sure.’

However Woolworths has unequivocally denied that the seeds aren’t safe for consumption. They have also reiterated that while the kits are packaged in Poland, 14 of the seeds in the collection come from Europe and New Zealand - while the rest are from Australia.

Says a spokesperson: ‘All components have met strict biosecurity regulations to enable us to import seed kits to Australia. These have all been cleared and imported in line with the requirements for the Australian Department of Agriculture.

‘Ten of the seeds in the full collection are sourced right here from Australia too.

'All of the seeds are quality non-GMO.

‘As the fresh food people, Woolworths Discovery Garden is a natural next step for us to engage families and empower Aussies of all ages to understand how their food grows.’

Eliza Scanlan

Eliza Scanlan is a contributor with New Idea Food. Eliza has written for several digital titles including Practical Parenting and New Idea, with a passion for consumer and shopping news. Eliza is also a contributor for the Trolley Watch and The Flawsome Mum podcasts. In her spare time, Eliza loves watching Netflix and tending to her horses.