Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 02 - Agriculture, Department of
Rule 02.02.11 - RULES GOVERNING EGGS AND EGG PRODUCTS
Section 02.02.11.400 - ADDITIONAL TOLERANCES - IN LOTS OF TWO OR MORE CASES
Current through September 2, 2024
01. Grade AA. No individual case may exceed ten percent (10%) less AA quality eggs than the minimum permitted for the lot average.
02. Grade A. No individual case may exceed ten percent (10%) less A quality eggs than the minimum permitted for the lot average.
03. Grade B. No individual case may exceed ten percent (10%) less B quality eggs than the minimum permitted for the lot average.
04. Single Egg Exemption. For Grades AA, A, and B, no lot may be rejected or downgraded due to the quality of a single egg except for loss other than blood or meat spots.
05. Lots of Two or More Cartons. In lots of two (2) or more cartons, no individual carton may contain less than eight (8) eggs of the specified quality and no individual carton may contain less than ten (10) eggs of the specified quality and the next lower quality. The remaining two (2) eggs may consist of a combination of qualities below the next lower quality (i.e., in lots of grade A, not more than two (2) eggs of the qualities in individual cartons within the sample may be B or checks).
Effective March 15, 2022
