Updated 19.12 | Published 19.03
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full screenBuying popcorn kernels and growing grass has become a popular trend. Archive image. Photo: Janerik Henriksson/TT
Growing popcorn grass has become popular in recent years.
But now the Norwegian equivalent of the Swedish Food Agency, Mattillsynet, is warning of problems. This is reported by NRK.
– Food products are not checked with the aim of ensuring that they are safe to plant in the soil. They can carry diseases that are contagious between plants, but which are not necessarily dangerous for humans, says Line Ruden, section manager at the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, to NRK.
The risk is that the popcorn grass spreads fungi, bacteria and viruses that do not belong in nature.
The Swedish Agricultural Agency is not as worried, according to NWT.
– In principle, it is always good to use certified seed to keep an eye on possible diseases and pests, says Thorsten Rahbek-Pedersen, unit manager at the advisory unit for plant nutrition, climate and water, to the newspaper.
He says there are alternatives to the popcorn grass.
– If you sow sweet corn, you get just as nice plants, but you also contribute to the food supply, he says.