Mangoes in Africa, as elsewhere, often fall prey to fruit flies, which destroy about 40% of the continent's crop.

ECONOMIST: Biological pest control

Soft drinks maker Britvic has reported a near 20% fall in profits after being hit by the cost of recalling newly designed Fruit Shoot bottles.

BBC: Britvic profits fall after Fruit Shoot recall

Strawberries and other small pieces of fruit can be folded in aluminum foil so they don't fall through the grill grates.

NPR: Grilling Your Dessert

In fact, in the fall of 2009, the FDA approved the use of baobab in foods and drinks, and the dried fruit powder (which is actually the natural state of the fruit pulp) was assigned GRAS status.

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