Arizona Administrative Code
Title 3 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 2 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - ANIMAL SERVICES DIVISION
Article 11 - VOLUNTARY EGG GRADING PROGRAM
Section R3-2-1111 - Form of AZDA Grademark and Information Required
Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. Form of official identification symbol and grademark. The logo set forth in Figure 1 of this section shall be the official identification symbol for purposes of this Article and when used, imitated, or simulated in any manner in connection with eggs, shall be prima facia evidence that the product has been officially graded in compliance with this Article.
B. Eggs with consumer grades. Except as otherwise authorized, the AZDA grademark used to officially identify AZDA consumer-graded eggs shall be of the form and design indicated in Figures 2 through 4 of this section. The logo shall be of sufficient size so that the printing and other information contained therein is legible and in approximately the same proportion as shown in these figures. No variation may be used for the color scheme of Figure 4.
C. The "Produced From" AZDA grademark. The Figure 5 grademark may be used to identify products for which there are no official U.S. grade standards (e.g., pasteurized shell eggs, and/or hard boiled eggs), provided that these products are approved by the Department and are prepared from AZDA compliant Consumer Grade AA or A eggs. The Figure 5 grademark may utilize any one of the designs shown in Figures 2 through 4 of this section. The "Produced From" text outside the symbol shall be conspicuous, legible, and in approximately the same proportion and close proximity to the symbol as shown in Figure 5 of this section.
D. Information required on AZDA grademark. Except as otherwise authorized by the Administrator, each AZDA grademark shall include the letters "AZDA" and the U.S. grade of the product it identifies, such as "Grade AA," as shown in Figure 2 of this section. Such information shall be printed with the symbol and the wording within the symbol in contrasting colors in a manner such that the design is legible and conspicuous on the material upon which it is printed.
E. Product class. The size or weight class of the product, such as "Large," may appear within the grademark as shown in Figure 3 of this section. If the size or weight class is omitted from the grademark, it must appear prominently on the main panel of the carton.
F. Plant number. The plant number of the official plant preceded by the letter "P" must be shown on each carton or packaging material.
