Lettuce-linked Cyclospora outbreak exposes FDA inspection gaps

The cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to Taylor Farms lettuce has sickened nearly 25,000 people across 15 states and caused two deaths; CBS News says the farm hasn’t been inspected since 2019 (and 2013 before that), highlighting long-standing gaps in foreign facility oversight as the FDA struggles to meet inspection goals due to budget and staffing constraints. Taylor Farms has faced recalls in recent years, including a 2024 E. coli incident tied to McDonald’s onions.