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Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 2.2.2 - Egg and Egg Products

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These Australia/New Zealand rules set food‑safety standards for eggs and egg products sold to consumers and businesses. They define covered products, require pasteurisation (or equivalent treatment) of most egg products to control Salmonella, and bar sale of cracked eggs at retail or to food service—cracked eggs may only be supplied to manufacturers if turned into pasteurised products. Unpasteurised items sold to consumers must carry a warning label.

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Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 2.2.2 - Egg and Egg Products

Standard 2.2.2

Egg and Egg Products

Purpose

This Standard provides definitions and requirements for egg and egg products. Processing requirements for egg products and requirements relating to the sale of cracked eggs are included in this Standard and Standard 1.6.2.

Table of Provisions

1 Interpretation

2 Processing of egg products

3 Sale of cracked eggs

Clauses

1 Interpretation

In this Code –

egg means the reproductive body in shells obtained from any avian species, the shell being free from visible cracks, faecal matter, soil or other foreign matter.

egg products means the content of egg, as part or whole, in liquid, frozen or dried form.

visible cracks includes cracks visible by candling.

2 Processing of egg products

(1) Subject to subclause (2), egg products must be pasteurised or undergo an equivalent treatment so that the egg product meets the microbiological criteria specified in Standard 1.6.1.

(2) Subclause (1) does not apply to the non-retail sale of egg products used in a food which is pasteurised or undergoes an equivalent treatment so that the egg product used in the food meets the microbiological criteria specified in Standard 1.6.1.

3 Sale of cracked eggs

(1) Cracked eggs must not be made available for retail sale or for catering purposes.

(2) Egg products derived from cracked eggs sold -

(a) not for retail sale; or
(b) not for catering purposes;

must be pasteurised or have undergone an equivalent treatment so that the egg product meets the microbiological criteria specified in Standard 1.6.1.

Note: Editorial Note:

Note: Standard 1.2.3 requires unpasteurised egg and egg products to be labelled with an advisory statement that the product is unpasteurised.

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1 Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 2.2.2 - Egg and Egg Products

Standard 2.2.2

Egg and Egg Products

Purpose

Table of Provisions

1 Interpretation

2 Processing of egg products

3 Sale of cracked eggs

Clauses

1 Interpretation

In this Code –

egg means the reproductive body in shells obtained from any avian species, the shell being free from visible cracks, faecal matter, soil or other foreign matter.

egg products means the content of egg, as part or whole, in liquid, frozen or dried form.

visible cracks includes cracks visible by candling.

2 Processing of egg products

(1) Subject to subclause (2), egg products must be pasteurised or undergo an equivalent treatment so that the egg product meets the microbiological criteria specified in Standard 1.6.1.

3 Sale of cracked eggs

(1) Cracked eggs must not be made available for retail sale or for catering purposes.

(2) Egg products derived from cracked eggs sold -

(a) not for retail sale; or
(b) not for catering purposes;

must be pasteurised or have undergone an equivalent treatment so that the egg product meets the microbiological criteria specified in Standard 1.6.1.

Note: Editorial Note:

Note: Standard 1.2.3 requires unpasteurised egg and egg products to be labelled with an advisory statement that the product is unpasteurised.

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