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USDA suspends avocado inspections due to safety concerns for its inspectors

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Avocados may soon be in short supply as the U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended avocado inspections in Mexico. The agency cited safety concerns about the safety of contract workers, but did not specify what prompted those concerns. Products already cleared for export are not affected by the decision, but the U.S. avocado supply could be impacted if the pause in inspections drags on. A USDA spokesperson said the agency is committed to resuming inspections as soon as possible. This is not the first blockage of avocado imports in Mexico; it occurred in 2022 after a safety inspector was verbally threatened. The ban was lifted days later after Mexico implemented additional safety measures.

Avocados may soon be in short supply as the U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended avocado inspections in Mexico.

The agency cited safety concerns about the safety of temporary workers, but did not provide any information about the cause of those concerns.

Products already approved for export are not affected by the decision. However, the avocado supply in the US could be affected if the suspension of inspections drags on.

A spokesman for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said the agency is committed to resuming inspections as soon as possible.

This is not the first blockade of avocado imports in Mexico. It also occurred in 2022 after a safety inspector was verbally threatened. The ban was lifted days later after Mexico implemented additional safety measures.

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