Title 9

PART 590

Part 590 - Inspection Of Eggs And Egg Products (egg Products Inspection Act)

PART 590 - INSPECTION OF EGGS AND EGG PRODUCTS (EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT) Authority:21 U.S.C. 1031-1056; 7 CFR 2.18, 2.53. Source:36 FR 9814, May 28, 1971, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977 and 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981. Further redesignated at 63 FR 72353, Dec. 31, 1998.

• Authority: 21 U.S.C. 1031-1056; 7 CFR 2.18, 2.53.
• Source: 36 FR 9814, May 28, 1971, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977 and 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981. Further redesignated at 63 FR 72353, Dec. 31, 1998.

9:2.0.2.7.70.1	SUBPART A	Subpart A - General
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.91	SUBJGRP 91	Definitions
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.91.1	SECTION 590.1	590.1 Meaning of words.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.91.2	SECTION 590.5	590.5 Terms defined.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.92	SUBJGRP 92	Administration
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.92.3	SECTION 590.10	590.10 Authority.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.92.4	SECTION 590.13	590.13 Federal and State cooperation.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.92.5	SECTION 590.18	590.18 OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.93	SUBJGRP 93	Scope of Inspection
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.93.6	SECTION 590.20	590.20 Inspection in accordance with methods prescribed or approved.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.93.7	SECTION 590.24	590.24 Egg products plants requiring continuous inspection.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.93.8	SECTION 590.26	590.26 Egg products entering or prepared in official plants.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.93.9	SECTION 590.28	590.28 Other inspections.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.94	SUBJGRP 94	Relation to Other Authorities
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.94.10	SECTION 590.30	590.30 At official plants.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.94.11	SECTION 590.35	590.35 Eggs and egg products outside official plants.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.95	SUBJGRP 95	Eggs and Egg Products Not Intended for Human Food
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.95.12	SECTION 590.40	590.40 Egg products not intended for human food.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.95.13	SECTION 590.45	590.45 Prohibition on eggs and egg products not intended for use as human food.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.96	SUBJGRP 96	Refrigeration of Shell Eggs
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.96.14	SECTION 590.50	590.50 Egg temperature and labeling requirements.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.97	SUBJGRP 97	Exemptions
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.97.15	SECTION 590.100	590.100 Specific exemptions.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.98	SUBJGRP 98	Performance of Service
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.98.16	SECTION 590.110	590.110 Licensed inspectors.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.98.17	SECTION 590.118	590.118 Identification.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.98.18	SECTION 590.120	590.120 Financial interest of inspectors.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.98.19	SECTION 590.122	590.122 Time of inspection.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.98.20	SECTION 590.124	590.124 Schedule of operation of official plants.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.98.21	SECTION 590.126	590.126 Overtime inspection service.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.98.22	SECTION 590.128	590.128 Holiday inspection service.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.98.23	SECTION 590.130	590.130 Basis of billing plants.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.98.24	SECTION 590.132	590.132 Access to plants.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.98.25	SECTION 590.134	590.134 Accessibility of product and cooler rooms.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.98.26	SECTION 590.136	590.136 Accommodations and equipment to be furnished by facilities for use of inspection program personnel in performing service.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.99	SUBJGRP 99	Application for Service
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.99.27	SECTION 590.140	590.140 Application for grant of inspection.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.99.28	SECTION 590.142	590.142 Filing of application.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.99.29	SECTION 590.144	590.144 Authority of applicant.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.99.30	SECTION 590.146	590.146 Application for continuous inspection in official plants; approval.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.99.31	SECTION 590.149	590.149 xxx
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.100	SUBJGRP 100	Inauguration of Service
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.100.32	SECTION 590.150	590.150 Official plant numbers.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.100.33	SECTION 590.155	590.155 Inauguration of service.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.101	SUBJGRP 101	Denial of Service
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.101.34	SECTION 590.160	590.160 Clean Water Act; refusal, suspension, or withdrawal of service.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.101.35	SECTION 590.161	590.161 Termination of plant approval.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.102	SUBJGRP 102	Records and Related Requirements for Eggs and Egg Products Handlers and Related Industries
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.102.36	SECTION 590.200	590.200 Records and related requirements.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.102.37	SECTION 590.220	590.220 Information and assistance to be furnished to inspectors.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.103	SUBJGRP 103	Administrative Detention
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.103.38	SECTION 590.240	590.240 Detaining product.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.104	SUBJGRP 104	Appeal of an Inspection or Decision
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.104.39	SECTION 590.300	590.300 Appeal inspections.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.104.40	SECTION 590.310	590.310 Appeal inspections; how made.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.104.41	SECTION 590.320	590.320 How to file an appeal inspection or decision review.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.104.42	SECTION 590.330	590.330 When an application for an appeal inspection may be refused.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.104.43	SECTION 590.340	590.340 Who must perform the appeal inspection or decision review.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.104.44	SECTION 590.350	590.350 Appeal samples.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.105	SUBJGRP 105	Certificates
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.105.45	SECTION 590.400	590.400 Form of certificates.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.105.46	SECTION 590.402	590.402 Egg products inspection certificates.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.105.47	SECTION 590.404	590.404 Erasures or alterations made on official certificates.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.105.48	SECTION 590.406	590.406 Disposition of official certificates.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.105.49	SECTION 590.407	590.407 Export certification and marking of containers with export inspection mark.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.106	SUBJGRP 106	Identifying and Marking Product
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.106.50	SECTION 590.410	590.410 Egg products required to be labeled.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.106.51	SECTION 590.411	590.411 Label approval.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.106.52	SECTION 590.412	590.412 Approval of generic labels.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.106.53	SECTION 590.413	590.413 Form of official identification symbol and inspection mark.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.106.54	SECTION 590.414	590.414 Products bearing the official inspection mark.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.106.55	SECTION 590.415	590.415 Use of other official identification.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.106.56	SECTION 590.417	590.417 Unauthorized use or disposition of approved labels.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.106.57	SECTION 590.418	590.418 Supervision of marking and packaging.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.106.58	SECTION 590.419	590.419 Reuse of containers bearing official identification prohibited.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.107	SUBJGRP 107	Inspection, Reinspection, Condemnation, and Retention
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.107.59	SECTION 590.420	590.420 Inspection.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.107.60	SECTION 590.422	590.422 Condemnation.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.107.61	SECTION 590.424	590.424 Reinspection.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.107.62	SECTION 590.426	590.426 Retention.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.108	SUBJGRP 108	Entry of Material Into Official Egg Products Plants
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.108.63	SECTION 590.430	590.430 Limitation on entry of material.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.108.64	SECTION 590.435	590.435 Use of food ingredients and approval of materials.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.108.65	SECTION 590.440	590.440 Processing ova.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109	SUBJGRP 109	Sanitary, Processing, and Facility Requirements
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.66	SECTION 590.500	590.500 Plant requirements.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.67	SECTION 590.502	590.502 Equipment and utensils; PCB-containing equipment.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.68	SECTION 590.504	590.504 General operating procedures.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.69	SECTION 590.506	590.506 Candling and transfer-room facilities and equipment.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.70	SECTION 590.508	590.508 Candling and transfer-room operations.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.71	SECTION 590.510	590.510 Classifications of shell eggs used in the processing of egg products.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.72	SECTION 590.515	590.515 Egg cleaning operations.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.73	SECTION 590.516	590.516 Sanitizing and drying of shell eggs prior to breaking.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.74	SECTION 590.520	590.520 Breaking room facilities.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.75	SECTION 590.522	590.522 Breaking room operations.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.76	SECTION 590.530	590.530 Liquid egg cooling.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.77	SECTION 590.532	590.532 Liquid egg holding.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.78	SECTION 590.534	590.534 Freezing facilities.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.79	SECTION 590.536	590.536 Freezing operations.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.80	SECTION 590.538	590.538 Defrosting facilities.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.81	SECTION 590.539	590.539 Defrosting operations.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.82	SECTION 590.540	590.540 Spray process drying facilities.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.83	SECTION 590.542	590.542 Spray process drying operations.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.84	SECTION 590.544	590.544 Spray process powder; definitions and requirements.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.85	SECTION 590.546	590.546 Albumen flake process drying facilities.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.86	SECTION 590.547	590.547 Albumen flake process drying operations.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.87	SECTION 590.548	590.548 Drying, blending, packaging, and heat treatment rooms and facilities.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.88	SECTION 590.549	590.549 Dried egg storage.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.89	SECTION 590.550	590.550 Washing and sanitizing room or area facilities.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.90	SECTION 590.552	590.552 Cleaning and sanitizing requirements.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.91	SECTION 590.560	590.560 Health and hygiene of personnel.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.92	SECTION 590.570	590.570 Pasteurization of liquid eggs.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.109.93	SECTION 590.575	590.575 Heat treatment of dried whites.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.110	SUBJGRP 110	Laboratory
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.110.94	SECTION 590.580	590.580 Pathogen reduction standards testing.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.110.95	SECTION 590.590	590.590 Use of irradiated shell eggs to produce egg products.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.111	SUBJGRP 111	Inspection and Disposition of Restricted Eggs
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.111.96	SECTION 590.700	590.700 Prohibition on disposition of restricted eggs.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.111.97	SECTION 590.720	590.720 Disposition of restricted eggs.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.112	SUBJGRP 112	Identification of Restricted Eggs or Egg Products Not Intended for Human Consumption
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.112.98	SECTION 590.800	590.800 Identification of restricted eggs.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.112.99	SECTION 590.801	590.801 Nest-run or washed ungraded eggs.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.112.100	SECTION 590.840	590.840 Identification of inedible, unwholesome, or adulterated egg products.
9:2.0.2.7.70.1.112.101	SECTION 590.860	590.860 Identification wording.
9:2.0.2.7.70.2	SUBPART B	Subpart B - Imports
9:2.0.2.7.70.2.113.1	SECTION 590.900	590.900 Definitions; requirements for importation into the United States.
9:2.0.2.7.70.2.113.2	SECTION 590.901	590.901 Egg products offered for entry and entered to be handled and transported as domestic; entry into official plants; transportation.
9:2.0.2.7.70.2.113.3	SECTION 590.905	590.905 Importation of restricted eggs.
9:2.0.2.7.70.2.113.4	SECTION 590.910	590.910 Eligibility of foreign countries for importation of egg products into the United States.
9:2.0.2.7.70.2.113.5	SECTION 590.915	590.915 Imported products; foreign inspection certificates required.
9:2.0.2.7.70.2.113.6	SECTION 590.920	590.920 Import inspection application.
9:2.0.2.7.70.2.113.7	SECTION 590.925	590.925 Inspection of egg products offered for entry.
9:2.0.2.7.70.2.113.8	SECTION 590.930	590.930 Egg products offered for entry, retention in customs custody; delivery under bond; movement prior to inspection; handling; equipment and assistance.
9:2.0.2.7.70.2.113.9	SECTION 590.935	590.935 Means of conveyance and equipment used in handling egg products offered for entry to be maintained in sanitary condition.
9:2.0.2.7.70.2.113.10	SECTION 590.940	590.940 Identification of egg products offered for entry; official import inspection marks and devices.
9:2.0.2.7.70.2.113.11	SECTION 590.945	590.945 Egg products offered for entry; reporting of findings to customs; handling of articles refused entry; appeals, how made; denaturing procedures.
9:2.0.2.7.70.2.113.12	SECTION 590.950	590.950 Labeling of immediate containers of egg products offered for entry.
9:2.0.2.7.70.2.113.13	SECTION 590.955	590.955 Labeling of shipping containers of egg products offered for entry.
9:2.0.2.7.70.2.113.14	SECTION 590.956	590.956 Relabeling of imported egg products.
9:2.0.2.7.70.2.113.15	SECTION 590.960	590.960 Small importations for importer's personal use, display, or laboratory analysis.
9:2.0.2.7.70.2.113.16	SECTION 590.965	590.965 Returned to the United States inspected and marked egg products; exemption.

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