The federal Food and Drug Administration has sent a letter to Quality Egg LLC (operator of Wright County Egg) outlining continuing violations of shell egg regulations. The FDA also informed Quality Egg that they are not to sell eggs for human consumption until the violations have been rectified (see FDA letter here).
In August, the FDA traced an outbreak of a strain of salmonella enteritidis to two massive egg operations: Quality Egg LLC and Hillandale Farms of Iowa. Extensive testing revealed that salmonella was present in the commercial feed that both farms were feeding chickens. The FDA also found significant and pervasive cleanliness violations which allowed the salmonella contamination to spread throughout the egg barns. Hillandale Farms of Iowa was issued a letter from the FDA last week that their operation had brought themselves into compliance with regulations and that they could resume egg sales.
The FDA's letter to Quality Egg LLC detailed examples of continued non-compliance with federal regulations. Most of the violations center around bio-security. Proper bio-security procedures restrict the spread of viral and bacterial contamination amongst flocks. In particular, the FDA found:
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