What are FDA’s next steps in its investigation of the feed?
It is not known at this time how the feed became contaminated. Some of the factors include examining the storage of the feed and feed ingredients at the farms, feed handling practices on the farm, and other issues, such as origin of the feed ingredients. Other actions would include examining the possibility of contamination of the feed by rodents or birds at the feed mill, whether equipment used to handle manure or bird carcasses is also used to handle feed, and a variety of other potential environmental causes. The feed mill is located within 6 miles of the various farms, with most of the farms located 2 miles or less from the feed mill.
