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The chain’s regulars included its own young employees, who experimented with using ice cream toppings like frozen strawberries and mangos and wound up expanding Swig’s menu options by the hundreds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

The five substances targeted include the fungicides mancozebe, thiophanate-methyl, carbendazim and benomyl, used on produce ranging from avocados and mangos to wheat and soybeans.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

The Deluxe Fresh Fruit Basket includes quite the assortment, from Royal Riviera pears to mangos, pineapple, kiwi, apples, baby bananas, and even an avocado.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

Security concerns for agency workers have led the United States Agriculture Department to suspend its inspections of avocados and mangos imported from Mexico “until further notice,” the U.S.D.A. said on Monday.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024

“Now there’s only the two avocados and three mangos left.”

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago