The summer fruit season has returned to Hong Kong with cheaper but fewer cherries from the United States for a disturbing reason.
The US – primarily the northwest region, which is the biggest supplier of cherries in the city – saw farmers complaining about soured consumer confidence in the juicy produce after a viral video on social media showed maggots in the fruit.
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