Technical Abstract: In order to learn more about their microbiological safety, eggs were collected at twelve samples sites on the processing chain from three commercial shell egg processing plants. Eggs were microbiologically sampled for Enterobacteriaceae, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella. Enterobacteriaceae isolates were selected for genus-species identification. A variety of genus-species were detected at each of the three plants. Escherichia coli and Enterobacter spp. were isolated from each of the nine plant visits. Other genera isolated from at least one of the three plants included Cedecea, Citrobacter, Erwinia, Hafnia, Klebsiella, Kluyvera, Leclercia, Morganella, Proteus, Providencia, Rahnella, Salmonella, and Serratia. Non-Enterobacteriaceae isolated and identified included Aeromonas, Chryseomonas, Listonella, Pseudomonas, Sphingobacterium, Vibrio, and Xanthomonas. More antimicrobial resistance was noted in Salmonella than in generic E. coli isolates. Salmonella isolates were also serotyped. None of the isolates were identified as S. Enteritidis, the serotype most often identified with egg-borne outbreaks of salmonellosis.