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Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 2.2.2 – Eggs

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Plain English Summary

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What it does: This Standard bans the sale or supply of ‘unacceptable eggs’ for retail sale and catering and requires eggs sold for those purposes to be individually marked with the producer’s or processor’s unique identification.

Who it affects and why it matters: It applies in Australia only. Producers and processors bear the compliance cost and operational duty to prevent sale of unacceptable eggs and to maintain marking for traceability, a measure aimed at quality control but which creates administrative and implementation tasks.

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Current sections

Direct links to the current provisions in Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 2.2.2 – Eggs.

(Australia only)

Purpose and commentary

This Standard prohibits the sale or supply of unacceptable eggs for catering and retail sale purposes and requires that eggs for retail sale or catering purposes must be marked with the producers’ or processors’ unique identification. These requirements do not apply in New Zealand.

Table of Provisions

1 Interpretation

2 Sale or supply of unacceptable eggs

3 Traceability

Clauses

1 Interpretation

(1) The definitions in Standard 4.2.5 apply to this Standard.

(2) In this Standard –

catering purposes includes food supplied to catering establishments, restaurants, canteens, schools, hospitals, and institutions where food is prepared or offered for immediate consumption.

retail sale means sale to the public.

2 Sale or supply of unacceptable eggs

Unacceptable eggs must not be sold or supplied for catering purposes or retail sale.

Note: Editorial note:

Note: Under Standard 4.2.5, an ‘unacceptable egg’ is a cracked (including broken) egg or a dirty egg or unprocessed egg pulp. See Standard 4.2.5 for definitions of cracked eggs and dirty eggs.

3 Traceability

Eggs for retail sale or for catering purposes must be individually marked with the producers’ or processors’ unique identification.

Note: Editorial note:

Note: This Standard does not apply in New Zealand as it relates to matters outside the scope of the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand concerning a Joint Food Standards System.

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(Australia only) (Australia only)

(Australia only)

Purpose and commentary

Table of Provisions

1 Interpretation

2 Sale or supply of unacceptable eggs

3 Traceability

Clauses

1 Interpretation

(1) The definitions in Standard 4.2.5 apply to this Standard.

(2) In this Standard –

catering purposes includes food supplied to catering establishments, restaurants, canteens, schools, hospitals, and institutions where food is prepared or offered for immediate consumption.

retail sale means sale to the public.

2 Sale or supply of unacceptable eggs

Unacceptable eggs must not be sold or supplied for catering purposes or retail sale.

Note: Editorial note:

Note: Under Standard 4.2.5, an ‘unacceptable egg’ is a cracked (including broken) egg or a dirty egg or unprocessed egg pulp. See Standard 4.2.5 for definitions of cracked eggs and dirty eggs.

3 Traceability

Eggs for retail sale or for catering purposes must be individually marked with the producers’ or processors’ unique identification.

Note: Editorial note:

Note: This Standard does not apply in New Zealand as it relates to matters outside the scope of the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand concerning a Joint Food Standards System.