Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1031-1056). Pays/Territoire États-Unis d'Amérique Type du document Législation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine United States Code - Title 21 - Food and Drugs. Sujet Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Produits de volaille Transformation/manutention Emballage/étiquetage Commerce international Inspection Mise en application Infractions/sanctions Fraude Aire géographique Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord Résumé This Chapter of Title 21 USC provides for the inspection of eggs (of domesticated chicken, turkey, duck, goose, or guinea) and certain egg products, and places restrictions upon the disposition of certain qualities of eggs, and uniformity of standards for eggs, and otherwise regulate the processing and distribution of eggs and egg products as hereinafter prescribed to prevent the movement or sale for human food, of eggs and egg products which are adulterated or misbranded or otherwise in violation of this Chapter. Eggs and egg products found to be adulterated at official plants shall be condemned and, if no appeal be taken from such determination of condemnation, such articles shall be destroyed for human food purposes under the supervision of an inspector. The Act specifies sanitary operating practices in official plants and related packaging and labelling. It also concerns importation of eggs, enforcement and penalties for offences. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.fda.gov