Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 583 - Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry and Eggs
EGGS
Section 583.171 - Summary of grades for shell eggs
Current through September 16, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the grades of shell eggs must be determined at destination in accordance with the following schedule:
|
Grade of |
Required Quality |
Tolerance Permitted |
||
|
Lot |
Percent |
Quality |
||
|
AA |
At least 72 percent AA |
Of eggs not AA, at least 10................................... Not more than 18........................ Not more than 7.......................... Not more than 1......................... |
A B Checks Leakers, dirties or losses due to meat or blood spots |
|
|
A |
At least 82 percent A or better |
Not more than 18........................ Not more than 7.......................... Not more than 1.......................... |
B Checks Leakers, dirties or losses due to meat or blood spots |
|
|
B |
At least 90 percent B or better |
Not more than 10........................ Not more than 1.......................... |
Checks Leakers, dirties or losses due to meat or blood spots |
|
2. Not more than 1 percent of the eggs which are B quality in an AA or A quality lot may be so classified because of the presence of air cells which are over three-eighths of an inch in depth, meat or blood spots which are, in the aggregate, not more than one-eighth of an inch in diameter, or serious defects in the yolks.
3. Losses because of meat or blood spots may not exceed 0.3 percent in any lot. Other types of loss are not permitted.
4. Nine percent of the eggs in any lot may be checks if the eggs are jumbo size.
[St. Quarantine Officer, No. 83.04, eff. 3-1-58; A 4-1-72]-(NAC A 9-7-82)
NRS 583.130
