The Food and Drug Administration, citing eight foodborne illness outbreaks linked to papayas since 2011, has alerted all handlers of the fruit that repeated outbreaks are unacceptable and the industry must take action to step up food safety efforts. The papaya industry also needs to fund research to determineContinue Reading
Local fruits are now way too expensive and this is the main reason why consumers are shunning it, according to feedback. A Finance Ministry official, reacting to a local survey which showed that Malaysians were eating less than half the amount of fruits recommended by the World Health OrganisationContinue Reading
Dozens of people across the U.S. have fallen ill with Salmonella in an outbreak linked with papaya imported from Mexico, with a third of cases occurring in New York. The fruit has caused 62 people across eight states to get sick from Salmonella Uganda, the Centers for Disease ControlContinue Reading
Papaya is one of the important fruit crops of India and all other papaya-growing countries. Owing to its high yield and profitability, it has become very popular among farmers in India. In addition, it contains enzyme papain and chymopapain, both of which are widely used in the food and drug.Continue Reading
In Europe, papaya consumption isn’t yet as common as in tropical countries, but it is growing gradually. A report from the Center for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI), gave those exporting papayas to the Old Continent a list of the qualities they should strive for inContinue Reading
The Region of Murcia produces about 1,100 tons of papayas per year in about 24 hectares, which are currently in production. Of this acreage, about 20 hectares belong to one firm, which sells one million kilos annually and plans to double that figure in 2019, since it has fast growingContinue Reading
A gene that dictates which of three sexes a papaya tree will become, before seed germination, could spur a leap in the ultra-nutritious crop’s production. This genetic discovery in sex determination would also move growers a little closer to profitable papaya production in controlled environments, like greenhouses, across theContinue Reading
The conditions that two years ago led to a deadly multi-state salmonella outbreak due to Maradol papayas imported from Mexico remain largely unchanged. Imported papayas from Mexico remain under an import alert issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that permits U.S. ports of entry to detain theContinue Reading
At their best papayas can create phenomenal eating experiences, but at their worst the fruit can be quite astringent and leave an unpleasant aftertaste. Researchers at Griffith University in the state of Queensland, Australia, have been working for many years to develop varieties that leave a lasting – andContinue Reading
English band the Kaiser Chiefs sang about “Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby” and now a north Queensland grower is echoing those strains. Well-known banana grower, the MacKay family, has released Australia’s newest red papaya brand – Ruby Rise Red Papaya. The brand is being pushed by MacKay’s Marketing,Continue Reading
Australian Papaya growers have announced a record crop, with fruit numbers set to soar this spring. Papaya Australia President and grower from Mareeba in Far North Queensland, Gerard Kath, says excellent weather conditions has helped contribute to an abundance of fruit that will continue to hit stores throughout spring.Continue Reading
The abundance of citrus fruits such as oranges and tangerines has harmed papaya producers in Manabí. Prices have dropped from 60 cents to 30 cents, leading consumers to purchase more citrus instead of papaya that is sold depending on weight. The producers of San Vicente have acceptedContinue Reading
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