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FDA oversees federal labeling rules for 80% of foods, but does not have reliable data on the number of labels reviewed. GAO says the number of inspections, which include label reviews, has declined. For example, of the tens of thousands of foreign food processors in more than 150 countries, just 96 were inspected by FDA in 11 countries in fiscal year 2007-down from 211 inspections in 26 countries in 2001.