Mystery Seeds (Oklahoma Department Of Agriculture, Food & Forestry)
| Multi Request | Mystery Seeds |
| Submitted | Aug. 5, 2020 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Jason Koebler
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Oklahoma Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Widespread news reports and agency releases show that there has been the spread and distribution of "mystery seeds" in the last month.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/seeds-from-china-usda-investigation-identified/
Therefore, I request the following information:
- Any lab reports, internal communications, analyses, warnings, or other guidances about the mystery seeds.
- Any case reports about the mystery seeds.
- Any forensic analysis or communication with law enforcement (state, local, or national) about the mystery seeds.
- The number of consumer reports as well as the reports filed about the mystery seeds.
- Any presentations or other documents prepared about the mystery seeds
- Any emails concerning the mystery seeds
- Any photos or video related to the mystery seeds
Please search from July 1, 2020 until the day this request is processed.
This request is being made for use on Motherboard, VICE Media's science and technology website. It is not for commercial purposes.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Jason Koebler
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Oklahoma Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 5, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Oklahoma Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 5, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Oklahoma Department Of Agriculture, Food & Forestry
Good morning, Mr. Koebler,
I am in receipt of your October 2, 2020 follow-up letter - I apologize, but your August 5, 2020 inquiry did not reach its way to my desk. I will be forwarding this on to determine whether we have any records responsive to your request. I will follow up as soon as I have more information.
Best,
Shelby Rice | Assistant General Counsel
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
2800 N. Lincoln Blvd. OKC, OK 73105
Office Phone: 405.522.6104
[Pinwheel Logo]<http://oklahoma.gov/>
This e-mail message may contain confidential and privileged information and is intended for the sole use of the addressed recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately and destroy all copies of the original message. Any and all communications sent to and received from this email address may be subject to the Oklahoma Open Records Act (ORA). Accordingly, please be advised that should your communications be responsive to an ORA request and not subject to any privilege, they may be turned over to a third party. This disclaimer does not waive any right or privilege that may be claimed by the State of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, or the sender of this message.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Oklahoma Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 5, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Oklahoma Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 5, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Oklahoma Department Of Agriculture, Food & Forestry
Mr. Koebler,
Attached are several documents we have related to your request. I am still waiting to receive any email correspondence related to unsolicited seeds - I submitted that request through OMES, and it often takes several weeks to months for them to collect the information. I will let you know if/when I receive anything additional from that.
Shelby Rice | Assistant General Counsel
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
2800 N. Lincoln Blvd. OKC, OK 73105
Office Phone: 405.522.6104
[Pinwheel Logo]<http://oklahoma.gov/>
This e-mail message may contain confidential and privileged information and is intended for the sole use of the addressed recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately and destroy all copies of the original message. Any and all communications sent to and received from this email address may be subject to the Oklahoma Open Records Act (ORA). Accordingly, please be advised that should your communications be responsive to an ORA request and not subject to any privilege, they may be turned over to a third party. This disclaimer does not waive any right or privilege that may be claimed by the State of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, or the sender of this message.
From: Oklahoma Department Of Agriculture, Food & Forestry
Mr. Koebler,
I have reviewed and prepared for release 1,422 email correspondence documents that are responsive to your request - however, when I attempt to go to the Muckrock link to upload the documents, it says my login token has expired. Can you please update this so that I may drop the documents into a folder on Muckrock, or otherwise provide a Dropbox for me to use?
Best,
Shelby Turner | Assistant General Counsel
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
2800 N. Lincoln Blvd. OKC, OK 73105
Office Phone: 405.522.6104
[Pinwheel Logo]<http://oklahoma.gov/>
This e-mail message may contain confidential and privileged information and is intended for the sole use of the addressed recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately and destroy all copies of the original message. Any and all communications sent to and received from this email address may be subject to the Oklahoma Open Records Act (ORA). Accordingly, please be advised that should your communications be responsive to an ORA request and not subject to any privilege, they may be turned over to a third party. This disclaimer does not waive any right or privilege that may be claimed by the State of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, or the sender of this message.
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