9 C.F.R. § 590.50 Temperature and labeling requirements.
Title 9 - Animals and Animal Products
(a) No shell egg handler shall possess any shell eggs that are packed into containers destined for the ultimate consumer unless they are stored and transported under refrigeration at an ambient temperature of no greater than 45°F (7.2°C). (b) No shell egg handler shall possess any shell eggs that are packed into containers destined for the ultimate consumer unless they are labeled to indicate that refrigeration is required. (c) Any producer-packer with an annual egg production from a flock of 3,000 or fewer hens is exempt from the temperature and labeling requirements of this section. [63 FR 45675, Aug. 27, 1998]
Title 9: Animals and Animal Products
PART 590—INSPECTION OF EGGS AND EGG PRODUCTS (EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT)
Refrigeration of Shell Eggs
§ 590.50 Temperature and labeling requirements.
