3-725. Egg products; rules; out-of-state
products; sanitary certificate
A. Egg products shall not be sold in this state for human consumption unless the
eggs used in such egg products have been candled to eliminate inedibles prior to removing
the liquid from the shell and all further handling is pursuant to the rules prescribed
under this chapter concerning sanitary requirements for separate egg breaking rooms, the
quality and type of eggs to be broken and the labeling, freezing and storing of the
product. Such egg products shall have been pasteurized by approved methods except as
otherwise permitted by rules prescribed pursuant to this chapter.
B. Egg products prepared outside of the state, but within the United States, shall
have been prepared only from eggs fit for human food and are at all times subject to the
state rules for sampling and inspection procedure and subject to a reasonable inspection
fee as provided in section 3-716.
C. As used in this section with relation to egg products, the standards of quality
as determined by organoleptic inspections and laboratory analysis tests shall be as
formulated by the United States department of agriculture. An inspector may take samples
of any egg products within the state for laboratory analysis tests for the purpose of
determining whether or not any provisions of this article have been violated.
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