FDA 483 - Farmer John Egg Enterprises, Inc. - April 13, 2011

This FDA Form 483 document outlines observations made during an inspection of a poultry operation. The primary focus of the observations is the facility's **Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) prevention plan** and related practices.

**Key observations include:**

* **Inadequate SE Prevention Plan:** The written SE Monitoring and Control Program, reviewed on 4/13/2011, was found to be deficient. It lacked: * SE monitoring of pullets and procurement of chicks. * Specific cleaning and disinfection procedures. * Practices to prevent cross-contamination when personnel and equipment move between poultry houses. * Measures for the prevention of stray poultry, wild birds, cats, and other animals from entering poultry houses.

* **Lack of Cross-Contamination Prevention (Equipment):** The ranch has no established procedures to protect against cross-contamination when equipment is moved among poultry houses.

* **Lack of Cross-Contamination Prevention (Personnel):** Similarly, the ranch lacks procedures to protect against cross-contamination when people move between poultry houses.

* **Improper Environmental Testing for SE:** Environmental testing for SE, using approved methods, was not conducted in a poultry house when the laying hens were between 40 to 45 weeks of age. Specifically, environmental swabs of Group REDACTED were taken when the birds were 47-48 weeks old, outside