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  "title": "Cyclospora outbreak followed years of declining FDA foreign inspections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/cyclospora-outbreak-followed-years-of-declining-fda-foreign-6484116",
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  "summary": "A nationwide outbreak of cyclospora tied to contaminated lettuce has heightened safety concerns about imported food, while underscoring a longer-term trend: U.S. regulators are conducting fewer international inspections to catch contaminated produce before it lands on American plates.",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Cyclospora outbreak followed years of declining FDA foreign inspections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/cyclospora-outbreak-followed-years-of-declining-fda-foreign",
        "published": "2026-09-08T04:03:20.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "‘The agency just can’t achieve what is required’: The cyclospora outbreak followed a nearly 35% plunge in FDA foreign food inspections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/the-agency-just-cant-achieve-what-is-required-the-cyclospora-outbreak",
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        "title": "Cyclospora Outbreak Followed Years of Declining FDA Foreign Inspections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/cyclospora-outbreak-followed-years-of-declining-fda-foreign-6295482",
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        "title": "Cyclospora outbreak followed years of declining FDA foreign inspections",
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