date:Oct 31, 2012
This past summers Salmonella outbreak linked to mangoes and subsequent investigation have ended, but not before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declared the fruit to be high risk, promising increased inspections at U.S. ports of entry.
FDA has not shared the new high-risk status of mangoes with American consumers, but the USDA-sanctioned National Mango Board is getting the word out to mango growers around the world.
As a result, look for longer hold time on fruit going through the