Farm at center of cyclospora outbreak went years without FDA inspection

• A Mexican farm linked to a massive U.S. cyclosporiasis outbreak had not been inspected by the FDA in seven years, according to CBS.
• Contaminated lettuce from the Guanajuato facility has been linked to two deaths and thousands of parasitic infection cases.
• The FDA conducts roughly 1,000 foreign facility inspections annually, falling far short of the target of nearly 20,000 per year.
• Staffing cuts under the Trump administration contributed to a historic low in foreign food safety inspections.
• The FDA defended its oversight of imported food, stating that it relies on a comprehensive, risk-based system beyond on-site inspections.

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