False flax oil (mustard and cabbage) family, which also contains many other seed oil plants, such as rapeseed. Typically it contains 1–3% erucic acid but several "Camelina Sativa" varieties with erucic acid content of less than 1% have been introduced. The seeds contain an average of 37% by weight of oil, and contains the following fatty acids: False flax oil False flax oil is a pressed seed oil, derived from the "Camelina sativa" or "false flax", also called "gold of pleasure". False flax has long been grown in Europe, and its oil used as a lamp oil until the 18th century. In recent
Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 The Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed to allow regulation of the sale of plants. It was enacted for the UK to comply with its obligations as a member of International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants. In 1968, the Act was further modified to prohibit plant breeders to sell goods under any other name aside from what was registered with the Registrar of Plant Variety Rights. This raised criticism in Parliament because the Register only accepted certain types of