Mexican avocados

US suspends avocado inspections in Mexican state after inspectors assaulted

Authorities in the United States have suspended avocado and mango inspections and shipments from the Mexican state of Michoacan after two employees from the Department of Agriculture were reportedly assaulted and held by assailants.

The incident on Friday prompted U.S. authorities to pause inspections, according to The Associated Press. 

“To guarantee the safety of our agricultural inspection teams, APHIS (the Department of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) has suspended the avocado and...

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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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