In article <Z8b4i.9189$vp1.3586@trnddc06>,
"wff_ng_7" > wrote:

> "Emma Thackery" > wrote:
> > I heard the other day that, after years of considerable lobbying, the US
> > is finally going to allow the import of Indian mangoes........

>
> The reason the mangoes from India were forbidden was because of plant
> pests. It never had anything to do with the mangoes themselves being
> contaminated. So how are they dealing with the pest problem you
> ask?... They are irradiating the mangoes before shipment to the USA!
>
> See this announcment:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2kd4lx

Ah ha.... so that's it. Thanks for the info