FAST

Federal and State Transport (FAST) Eggs Plan

The FAST Eggs Plan was the result of a cooperative agreement between faculty at Iowa State University and USDA-APHIS. Developed by the Center for Food Security and Public Health at Iowa State University in collaboration with the egg industry, poultry veterinarians, and USDA-APHIS-VS, the FAST Eggs Plan facilitates business continuity by allowing movement of eggs and egg products from non-infected premises within an avian influenza Control Area. The objectives of the FAST Eggs Plan are as follows:

• Minimize the risk of exposure of poultry flocks to HPAI and thereby to limit the spread of HPAI during an outbreak.
• Provide a high degree of confidence that whole shell eggs entering market channels for human consumption are free of HPAI virus.

These objectives are accomplished by:

• Audited minimum biosecurity standards: Biosecurity Checklist
• Location verification of participating farms
• Epidemiology data to identify potential exposure: Epidemiological Questionnaire
• Active surveillance in each layer house via daily RRT-PCR testing
• Secure website: to share information with Incident Commanders and authorized personnel
• Provides a high level of confidence that eggs are free of HPAI virus.

To review the Fast Plan, please see Section Three of the Secure Egg Supply Plan.PDF

FAST EGG WEBSITE: http://vetmed.iastate.edu/vdpam/extension/poultry