Lamar Horst Farm – FDA 483, Jun 7, 2011

On June 7, 2011, the FDA inspected Lamar Horst Farm, a shell egg producer located at 11559 Koons Road, Waynesboro, PA 17268. The inspection, addressed to owner Lamar D. Horst, identified seven observations regarding compliance with shell egg production regulations.

Observation 1 noted that environmental testing for *Salmonella Enteritidis* (SE) was not performed within the required 40-45 week age range for laying hens. Observations 2 and 3 cited a lack of maintained records for rodent and other pest control measures, specifically fly control from July 9, 2010, to March 9, 2011, and for refrigeration temperature monitoring from July 9, 2010, to February 28, 2011.

Observation 4 indicated the firm lacked a written SE prevention plan specific to the farm for shell egg production from July 9, 2010, to February 28, 2011, with the current plan dated March 1, 2011. Observations 5, 6, and 7 detailed deficiencies in record-keeping: required records (rodent, fly, refrigeration) did not include the farm's location, rodent monitoring records lacked time entries from July 9, 2010, to March 11, 20