Egg producers can learn from FDA warning letters

摘要

The egg industry received some unwanted negative publicity regarding FDA warning letters sent recently to two egg producers, but other egg farms can learn from these notifications. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration publishes on its website the warning letters that it sends to companies whose facilities its staff has inspected and found to be deficient. Since the FDA began inspecting egg farms in September of 2010 to monitor compliance with the Egg Safety Rule, the agency reports that its staff and delegated state agencies have conducted 555 inspections of egg farms, each with 50,000 or more layers. As a result of these inspections, the FDA issued a total of 11 warning letters to egg producers, eight in calendar year 2012 and three in calendar year 2011. Some of the warning letters were sent to egg companies that have multiple farms, and the letters documented issues at more than one location.