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EPISODE · Sep 9, 2026 · 33 MIN

[News] Congress Ordered 19,200 Foreign Food Inspections a Year. The FDA Has Never Managed 1,800.

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Foreign food inspections fell to about 1,140 last year, a fraction of the number the law requires, and the agency's own answer to what a realistic number would be has sat unreported to Congress since 2023.

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