California sues import company
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California is seeking nearly $1.7 million from an import company for allegedly smuggling fruit that could contain a harmful pest.
The lawsuit alleges that New Jersey-based Bombino Express Worldwide imported unmarked packages of mangoes and yams from India that had not been treated to kill the Oriental fruit fly.
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