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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
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Title 9 - Animals and Animal Products |
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Chapter III - Food Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture |
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SubChapter I - Egg Products Inspection |
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Part 590 - Inspection of Eggs and Egg Products (Egg Products Inspection Act) |
| Subpart A - General |
| Certificates |
| § 590.400 - Form of certificates. |
| § 590.402 - Egg products inspection certificates. |
| § 590.404 - Erasures or alterations made on official certificates. |
| § 590.406 - Disposition of official certificates. |
| § 590.407 - Export certification and marking of containers with export inspection mark. |
| Relation to Other Authorities |
| § 590.30 - At official plants. |
| § 590.35 - Eggs and egg products outside official plants. |
| Records and Related Requirements for Eggs and Egg Products Handlers and Related Industries |
| § 590.200 - Records and related requirements. |
| § 590.220 - Information and assistance to be furnished to inspectors. |
| Eggs and Egg Products Not Intended for Human Food |
| § 590.40 - Egg products not intended for human food. |
| § 590.45 - Prohibition on eggs and egg products not intended for use as human food. |
| Application for Service |
| § 590.140 - Application for grant of inspection. |
| § 590.142 - Filing of application. |
| § 590.144 - Authority of applicant. |
| § 590.146 - Survey and grant of inspection. |
| § 590.148 - Order of service. |
| § 590.149 - Conditions for receiving inspection. |
| Inspection, Reinspection, Condemnation, and Retention |
| § 590.420 - Inspection. |
| § 590.422 - Condemnation. |
| § 590.424 - Reinspection. |
| § 590.426 - Retention. |
| Inauguration of Service |
| § 590.150 - Official plant numbers. |
| § 590.155 - Inauguration of service. |
| Definitions |
| § 590.1 - Meaning of words. |
| § 590.5 - Terms defined. |
| Exemptions |
| § 590.100 - Specific exemptions. |
| § 590.105 - Suspension or termination of exemptions. |
| Administration |
| § 590.10 - Authority. |
| § 590.13 - Federal and State cooperation. |
| § 590.17 - Nondiscrimination. |
| § 590.18 - OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act. |
| Denial of Service |
| § 590.160 - Clean Water Act; refusal, suspension, or withdrawal of service. |
| § 590.161 - Termination of plant approval. |
| Laboratory |
| § 590.580 - Pathogen reduction standards testing. |
| § 590.590 - xxx |
| Imports |
| § 590.970 - Charges for storage, cartage, and labor with respect to products imported contrary to the Act. |
| Refrigeration of Shell Eggs |
| § 590.50 - Egg temperature and labeling requirements. |
| Administrative Detention |
| § 590.240 - Detaining product. |
| Identification of Restricted Eggs or Egg Products Not Intended for Human Consumption |
| § 590.800 - Identification of restricted eggs. |
| § 590.801 - xxx |
| § 590.840 - Identification of inedible, unwholesome, or adulterated egg products. |
| § 590.860 - Identification wording. |
| Inspection and Disposition of Restricted Eggs |
| Appeal of an Inspection or Decision |
| § 590.300 - Appeal inspections. |
| § 590.310 - Appeal inspections; how made. |
| § 590.320 - How to file an appeal inspection or decision review. |
| § 590.330 - When an application for an appeal inspection may be refused. |
| § 590.340 - Who must perform the appeal inspection or decision review. |
| § 590.350 - Appeal samples. |
| § 590.360 - Appeal inspection certificates. |
| § 590.370 - Cost of appeals. |
| Exempted Egg Products Plants |
| § 590.600 - Application for exemption. |
| § 590.610 - Criteria for exemption. |
| § 590.620 - Authority of applicant. |
| § 590.630 - Filing of application. |
| § 590.640 - Application for exemption; approval. |
| § 590.650 - Exempted plant registration number. |
| § 590.660 - Inspection of exempted plants. |
| § 590.670 - Termination of exemption. |
| § 590.680 - Approval of labeling for egg products processed in exempted egg products processing plants. |
| § 590.700 - xxx |
| § 590.720 - xxx |
| Performance of Service |
| § 590.110 - Licensed inspectors. |
| § 590.112 - Suspension of license or authority; revocation. |
| § 590.114 - Surrender of license. |
| § 590.116 - Activities of inspectors. |
| § 590.118 - Identification. |
| § 590.119 - Political activity. |
| § 590.120 - Financial interest of inspectors. |
| § 590.122 - Time of inspection. |
| § 590.124 - Schedule of operation of official plants. |
| § 590.126 - Overtime inspection service. |
| § 590.128 - Holiday inspection service. |
| § 590.130 - Basis of billing plants. |
| § 590.132 - Access to plants. |
| § 590.134 - Accessibility of product and cooler rooms. |
| § 590.136 - Accommodations and equipment to be furnished by facilities for use of inspection program personnel in performing service. |
| Identifying and Marking Product |
| § 590.410 - Egg products required to be labeled. |
| § 590.411 - Label approval. |
| § 590.412 - Approval of generic labels. |
| § 590.413 - xxx |
| § 590.414 - Products bearing the official inspection mark. |
| § 590.415 - Use of other official identification. |
| § 590.417 - Unauthorized use or disposition of approved labels. |
| § 590.418 - Supervision of marking and packaging. |
| § 590.419 - Reuse of containers bearing official identification prohibited. |
| Entry of Material Into Official Egg Products Plants |
| § 590.430 - Limitation on entry of material. |
| § 590.435 - Use of food ingredients and approval of materials. |
| § 590.440 - Processing ova. |
| Scope of Inspection |
| § 590.20 - Inspection in accordance with methods prescribed or approved. |
| § 590.22 - Basis of service. |
| § 590.24 - Egg products plants requiring continuous inspection. |
| § 590.26 - Egg products entering or prepared in official plants. |
| § 590.28 - Other inspections. |
| Sanitary, Processing, and Facility Requirements |
| § 590.500 - Plant requirements. |
| § 590.502 - Equipment and utensils; PCB-containing equipment. |
| § 590.504 - General operating procedures. |
| § 590.506 - Candling and transfer-room facilities and equipment. |
| § 590.508 - Candling and transfer-room operations. |
| § 590.510 - Classifications of shell eggs used in the processing of egg products. |
| § 590.515 - Egg cleaning operations. |
| § 590.516 - Cleaning of eggs prior to packaging, breaking, or pasteurizing. |
| § 590.520 - Breaking room facilities. |
| § 590.522 - Egg products processing room operations. |
| § 590.530 - Liquid egg cooling. |
| § 590.532 - Liquid egg holding. |
| § 590.534 - Freezing facilities. |
| § 590.536 - Freezing operations. |
| § 590.538 - Defrosting facilities. |
| § 590.539 - Defrosting operations. |
| § 590.540 - Spray process drying facilities. |
| § 590.542 - Spray process drying operations. |
| § 590.544 - Spray process powder; definitions and requirements. |
| § 590.546 - Albumen flake process drying facilities. |
| § 590.547 - Albumen flake process drying operations. |
| § 590.548 - Drying, blending, packaging, and heat treatment rooms and facilities. |
| § 590.549 - Dried egg storage. |
| § 590.550 - Washing and sanitizing room or area facilities. |
| § 590.552 - Cleaning and sanitizing requirements. |
| § 590.560 - Health and hygiene of personnel. |
| § 590.570 - Control of pathogens in pasteurized egg products. |
| § 590.575 - Heat treatment of dried whites. |
| Subpart B - Imports |
| § 590.900 - Definitions; requirements for importation into the United States. |
| § 590.901 - Egg products offered for entry and entered to be handled and transported as domestic; entry into official plants; transportation. |
| § 590.905 - Importation of restricted eggs. |
| § 590.910 - Eligibility of foreign countries for importation of egg products into the United States. |
| § 590.915 - Imported products; foreign inspection certificates required. |
| § 590.920 - Import inspection application. |
| § 590.925 - Inspection of egg products offered for entry. |
| § 590.930 - Egg products offered for entry, retention in customs custody; delivery under bond; movement prior to inspection; handling; equipment and assistance. |
| § 590.935 - Means of conveyance and equipment used in handling egg products offered for entry to be maintained in sanitary condition. |
| § 590.940 - Identification of egg products offered for entry; official import inspection marks and devices. |
| § 590.945 - Egg products offered for entry; reporting of findings to customs; handling of articles refused entry; appeals, how made; denaturing procedures. |
| § 590.950 - Labeling of immediate containers of egg products offered for entry. |
| § 590.955 - Labeling of shipping containers of egg products offered for entry. |
| § 590.956 - Relabeling of imported egg products. |
| § 590.960 - Small importations for importer's personal use, display, or laboratory analysis. |
| § 590.965 - Returned to the United States inspected and marked egg products; exemption. |
| Application for Service |
| Sanitary, Processing, and Facility Requirements |
| Entry of Material Into Official Egg Products Plants |
| Denial of Service |
| Exempted Egg Products Plants |
| Refrigeration of Shell Eggs |
| Appeal of an Inspection or Decision |
| Exemptions |
| Eggs and Egg Products Not Intended for Human Food |
| Administration |
| Certificates |
| Relation to Other Authorities |
| Performance of Service |
| Administrative Detention |
| Inauguration of Service |
| Identification of Restricted Eggs or Egg Products Not Intended for Human Consumption |
| Imports |
| Inspection, Reinspection, Condemnation, and Retention |
| Records and Related Requirements for Eggs and Egg Products Handlers and Related Industries |
| Laboratory |
| Identifying and Marking Product |
| Definitions |
| Scope of Inspection |