MEXICO tomato growers say warning unfair - (Associated Press)
June 12, 2008 – 8:33 pmMEXICO CITY — Mexican growers and their government were cited on Wednesday as calling a U.S. warning against certain types of their tomatoes unjust, saying it has brought exports to a halt and could cripple Mexico’s $900 million industry.
Growers said their produce is subject to double the scrutiny that U.S. tomatoes face: inspected first by Mexican officials and then again at the border when crossing into the U.S.
Mexico’s Agriculture Department was quoted as saing in a statement, “This action, which has no scientific basis, is excluding exports of Mexican tomatoes from the U.S. market. The FDA’s unjust action is causing severe damage to Mexico’s tomato industry, which provides thousands of jobs.”
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