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260.630 Labeling requirements.
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All wholesale egg packs consisting of cases or portions of cases shall bear a legible
label designating contents; quality; quantity; date of packing and an expiration or
best-by date; dealer's name, address, and plant number; and size and grade of eggs.
Expiration dating shall include qualifying prefixes such as "EXP," "Expiration
date," "Sell by," "Not to be sold after date on end of carton," "Purchase by," "Last
sale date on end of carton," or other similar language denoting stock rotation. The
dates associated with these prefixes shall be calculated from the date the eggs are
originally packed into the container and may not exceed thirty (30) days including
the day of pack. Best-by dating shall include qualifying prefixes such as "Use
before," "Use by," "Best before," "Best by," or other similar language to generally
indicate the maximum time frame for expected quality. The dates associated with
these prefixes shall be calculated from the date the eggs are packed into the
container and may not exceed forty-five (45) days including the day of pack. The
letters on the label shall not be less than one-sixteenth (1/16) inch in height.
Graded eggs shall be offered for sale in cartons or other consumer packs and shall
be plainly and legibly marked as to grade; size; quantity; dealer's name, address, and
plant number; and date of packing and an expiration or best-by date. Expiration
dating shall include qualifying prefixes such as "EXP," "Expiration date," "Sell by,"
"Not to be sold after date on end of carton," "Purchase by," "Last sale date on end of
carton," or other similar language denoting stock rotation. The dates associated with
these prefixes shall be calculated from the date the eggs are originally packed into
the container and may not exceed thirty (30) days including the day of pack. Best-by
dating shall include qualifying prefixes such as "Use before," "Use by," "Best
before," "Best by," or other similar language to generally indicate the maximum
time frame for expected quality. The dates associated with these prefixes shall be
calculated from the date the eggs are packed into the container and may not exceed
forty-five (45) days including the day of pack. The marking letters shall not be less
than one-sixteenth (1/16) inch in height. The information on the label shall not be
altered or replaced. The quantity may be changed in accordance with KRS
260.610(4).
Eggs offered for sale that are not in a carton shall be in a container that:
(a) Contains all information required by this section; and
(b) Displays the information in legible letters at least one-sixteenth (1/16) inch on
a label attached to the container.
The required label information on wholesale egg packs, cases, or portions of cases
shall match the required label information on the carton or other consumer pack
contained therein, with the exception of the dealer's name and address.
If eggs are packed in retail "breakaway" cartons that can be divided by the consumer
or retailer into smaller units for the purpose of selling lesser amounts of eggs, each
half or portion of the container shall contain full information as required by
subsection (2) of this section.
Wholesale egg packs, cases, or portions of cases shall be used only in the following
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manner:
(a) All original label information shall be redacted completely in such a manner
so that it is obvious that the container is being reused;
(b) The new label shall contain all of the information otherwise required by this
section; and
(c) The cases shall be clean, sturdy, and intact.
Egg cartons cannot be reused.
If a producer who sells directly to consumers only is using stock cartons, the cartons
shall be labeled "ungraded" followed by "produced by:" (producer's name and
address) and "sold directly to the consumer." This information may be hand printed
on the carton if it is legible and appears on the top panel of the egg carton.
Plastic or wire crates, change baskets, or racks may be used as wholesale packs
without bearing the required label information only if the required label information
is visible on the carton or consumer egg pack.
Effective: July 15, 2008
History: Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 66, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2008. -- Amended
2004 Ky. Acts ch. 31, sec. 1, effective July 13, 2004. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch.
208, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 36, sec. 4,
effective June 16, 1960. -- Created 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 121, sec. 11.
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