U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt gestures during an interview in Mexico City, Monday, June 23, 2008. Leavitt says the US is trying to open an FDA office in Latin America to check food safety, as U.S. inspectors comb Mexican distribution and packing sites in a bid to find the source of a recent salmonella outbreak. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)AP - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said Monday the United States wants to open an office in Latin America to monitor food safety.