From the tree it was grown on to its packaging and shipment, each step of the production chain is necessary in ensuring every avocado meets the industry food safety standards. The growers of this avocado orchard in Uruapan, Michoacan demonstrate the safety procedure of how their fruit is grown, shipped, packaged, and exported abroad.
When the USDA lifted the ban on Mexican avocado imports in 1997, the green gold fever began. Today, the industry…