Today the FDA released its Form 483 Inspection Observation Report from the on-site inspections it recently conducted at Wright County Egg’s egg laying farms/plants, and the findings are nothing short of disgusting.  Here are just a sampling of the conditions witnessed by FDA’s inspectors: 

  • Chicken manure located in the manure pits below the egg laying

Nearly 80 reported cases of Salmonella in Durham, North Carolina this past April are ultimately related to the nationwide outbreak due to contaminated eggs sold by Wright County Egg, of Iowa.   In a report dated July 9, 2010, the state Health Department concluded that the illnesses resulted from a contaminated commercial pasteurized egg white product used in