date:May 05, 2014
An EU-wide ban on Indian mangoes has come into force, resulting in a possible cease on imports until December 2015. Shipments of mangoes were suspended after some were found to be infested with fruit flies.
The ban, which also includes aubergines and two types of squash, includes the popular and premium Alphonso mangoes which are currently in season. Authorities in Brussels decided the ban should come into force after it found consignments infested with fruit flies, which it feared could damage