FDA’s Foreign Food Inspections in Crisis | Charleston News

FDA foreign food inspections have plummeted 35% since 2019, hampered by pandemic-driven staff departures and slow response times—like the one-month delay to inspect a Mexican farm tied to a lettuce outbreak. While inspections remain vital, experts stress they’re just part of a broader safety strategy, which has stumbled with unreliable testing and staffing shortages. The agency is now reevaluating inspection needs and exploring tech solutions—but without consistent resources and qualified inspectors, keeping our food safe, whether domestic or imported, remains an uphill battle. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/33446f6ad14d466b