FDA 483 - Sparboe Farms / Prairie Complex - May 05, 2011

The FDA Form 483 documents observations from an inspection related to a Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) prevention plan. The facility's written SE prevention plan was not fully implemented or followed.

Specific violations include: * Barn REDACTED, populated with 25-week-old pullets, was not environmentally monitored at 12 weeks of age as required by the Salmonella Prevention Program, Revision 4/1/2011. * Pullets in Barn REDACTED and Barn REDACTED were environmentally monitored approximately 19 weeks after their hatch week, deviating from the 12-week requirement. * Environmental testing for SE was not performed 4 to 6 weeks after the end of the molting process for layers in Barn REDACTED, which were 31 weeks post-molt and 98 weeks of age. * Rodent control was inadequate; the rodent index continuously exceeded the defined acceptable level of REDACTED mice per trap per REDACTED between July 9, 2010, and April 28, 2011, ranging from REDACTED to REDACTED. * The Salmonella Prevention Program, Revision 4/1/2011, lacked appropriate SE prevention measures, specifically written procedures for monitoring flies and determining acceptable/unacceptable fly activity, despite the Biosecurity Program and Procedure Manual requiring fly control procedures in