Avocado Coverage

Americans Love Avocados. It’s Killing Mexico’s Forests.

PATUÁN, Mexico — First the trucks arrived, carrying armed men toward the mist-shrouded mountaintop. Then the flames appeared, sweeping across a forest of towering pines and oaks.

Simon Romero and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, New York Times

FDA warns against viral avocado hack on TikTok

The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about a dangerous TikTok trend that suggests putting cut avocados in water to prevent them from going brown.

Avocado imports suspended by U.S. officials

After an avocado safety inspector received threats while on the job in the western Mexican state of Michoacan, the United States government has temporarily suspended imports of all Mexican avocados.

National Avocado Day is July 31 with free guacamole & avocado sales

National Avocado Day is Friday, July 31 and you'll find multiple restaurants offering free guacamole and grocery stores offering excellent avocado sales!

Avocado toast a staple at New York-based salad shop opening in Raleigh

Just Salad will open its first North Carolina location on Friday in Raleigh.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL digital journalist

Trump's border shutdown would hit avocados, beer and cars

If President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to close the US-Mexico border, it would disrupt the flow of $1.7 billion of goods daily to store shelves and factory floors -- including not just avocados, but beer and car parts, too.

By Katie Lobosco, CNN

Possible listeria contamination prompts avocado recall

The Henry Avocado Corporation announced a voluntary recall in six states including North Carolina.

Avocados recalled in 6 states over listeria concerns

California-grown avocados sold in bulk to retail stores in six states by the Henry Avocado Corporation are being recalled due to potential contamination with the bacterium listeria monocytogenes, the company announced on Saturday.

By Amanda Jackson, CNN

Organic avocados sold in NC stores recalled for possible listeria contamination

A recall was issued Saturday, March 23, for some California-grown organic avocados sold at stores in North Carolina.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL digital journalist

Unwashed avocado skins could be poisonous

Avocado lovers: beware. A new report from the Food and Drug Administration is stressing the importance of washing avocado skins.

Unwashed avocado skins could be poisonous

Avocado lovers: beware. A new report from the Food and Drug Administration is stressing the importance of washing avocado skins.

Eat avocado, get paid?

Dr. Zhaoping Li and her colleagues at the University of California Los Angeles are recruiting people to eat an entire avocado every day for six months, and get paid to do so.

Eat avocado, get paid?

Dr. Zhaoping Li and her colleagues at the University of California Los Angeles are recruiting people to eat an entire avocado every day for six months, and get paid to do so.