More on Honduras

More headlines on Honduras melons. Links from the Food Safety Network.

Honduras melon company lays off workers From the AP: A Honduran melon company says it has laid off 1,800 workers after the U.S. blocked imports following a salmonella outbreak in places such as Ohio. The company, Agropecuaria Montelibano, estimated that ts losses will reach $21 million. Honduran officials are demanding the United States compensate the company. They say there is no scientific proof the fruit was first infected in Honduras.


Honduras sends top ministers to lobby U.S. against melon ban From IHT:
The Honduran government says it has sent three top ministers to Washington to lobby against a U.S. decision to block its melon exports in the wake of a salmonella outbreak. Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says the ministers of agriculture, trade and health will meet with U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials to tell them about the quality of melons his nation produces. The officials traveled to Washington on Wednesday