From Washington: A nationwide outbreak of cyclospora linked to contaminated lettuce has raised concerns about the safety of imported food. This outbreak highlights a trend of declining international inspections by US regulators.

The Food and Drug Administration has been conducting fewer inspections of foreign food sites. These inspections are intended to catch contaminated produce before it reaches American consumers.

Further details about the outbreak and the decline in inspections are available, including information about specific foreign food sites, such as a Mexican farm, that have been inspected by the FDA.