The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has dramatically curtailed inspections of domestic food-processing facilities during the partial government shutdown, though it is now trying to resume work at the most high-risk sites.

Since the shutdown began in late December, the FDA has conducted some types of essential food inspections, including at domestic facilities where there are known problems, or that are related to foodborne illness outbreaks, according to the agency. However, it has not performed routine inspections of domestic facilities.