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Ohio Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory Participates in FDA Salmonella Surveillance

 07/06/2021

The State of Ohio along with Indiana, Iowa and Pennsylvania contracts with the Food and Drug Administration to conduct Targeted inspections required in terms of the FDA final rule (Prevention of Salmonella Enteritis In Shell Eggs During Production, Storage and Transportation). The Ohio Department of Agriculture also conducts Comprehensive egg inspections, requiring assay of drag swabs.

 

Since 2016, Ohio has completed 270 Target egg inspections and 15 Comprehensive egg inspections.  During the 12-month period commencing September 2021, the Ohio Department of Agriculture will conduct 50 Target and five Comprehensive inspections of farm or complexes.