USDA lifts ban on fresh avocado imports from Mexico

Avocado imports from Mexico will resume immediately after additional safety measures for U.S. inspectors working in the field were put into effect, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The USDA announced Friday that its avocado inspection program in the Mexican state of Michoacán has restarted and exports to the U.S. have resumed. 

It ends a suspension of fresh avocado imports which began Saturday after a USDA inspector carrying out field work received a threatening phone call...

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