FDA WARNING_LETTER - Midwest Poultry Services LP dba MPS Egg Farms - July 25, 2012

On December 20, 2012, the FDA issued a Warning Letter to Midwest Poultry Services, LP following an inspection of their Ft. Recovery, OH shell egg production facility from July 23-25, 2012. The inspection revealed serious violations of the Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production, Storage, and Transportation regulation (21 CFR Part 118), rendering their shell eggs in violation of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. § 264(a)) and adulterated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. § 342(a)(4)).

Key violations include: 1. **Failure to implement SE Prevention Plan for rodent control (21 CFR 118.4, 118.4(c)(1)):** The firm's plan required documented corrective actions for high rodent activity, but no documentation was provided despite "high" rodent indexes (3) in all four layer houses. Rodent excreta was observed, and one house had a rodent index of 3 for eleven consecutive times with up to 113 rodents caught in 5 days. The firm's August 6, 2012 response was inadequate as it lacked an updated SE Prevention Plan with new procedures and documentation. 2. **Failure to implement SE Prevention Plan