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Title 9Animals and Animal ProductsPart / Section
Chapter IIIFood Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture300 – 599
Subchapter IEgg Products Inspection590 – 599
Part 590Inspection of Eggs and Egg Products (Egg Products Inspection Act)590.1 – 590.965
Subpart AGeneral590.1 – 590.860
Definitions590.1 – 590.5
§ 590.1Meaning of words.
§ 590.5Terms defined.
Administration590.10 – 590.18
§ 590.10Authority.
§ 590.13Federal and State cooperation.
§ 590.18OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Scope of Inspection590.20 – 590.28
§ 590.20Inspection in accordance with methods prescribed or approved.
§ 590.24Egg products plants requiring continuous inspection.
§ 590.26Egg products entering or prepared in official plants.
§ 590.28Other inspections.
Relation to Other Authorities590.30 – 590.35
§ 590.30At official plants.
§ 590.35Eggs and egg products outside official plants.
Eggs and Egg Products Not Intended for Human Food590.40 – 590.45
§ 590.40Egg products not intended for human food.
§ 590.45Prohibition on eggs and egg products not intended for use as human food.
Refrigeration of Shell Eggs590.50
§ 590.50Egg temperature and labeling requirements.
Exemptions590.100
§ 590.100Specific exemptions.
Performance of Service590.110 – 590.136
§ 590.110Licensed inspectors.
§ 590.118Identification.
§ 590.120Financial interest of inspectors.
§ 590.122Time of inspection.
§ 590.124Schedule of operation of official plants.
§ 590.126Overtime inspection service.
§ 590.128Holiday inspection service.
§ 590.130Basis of billing plants.
§ 590.132Access to plants.
§ 590.134Accessibility of product and cooler rooms.
§ 590.136Accommodations and equipment to be furnished by facilities for use of inspection program personnel in performing service.
Application for Service590.140 – 590.149
§ 590.140Application for grant of inspection.
§ 590.142Filing of application.
§ 590.144Authority of applicant.
§ 590.146Survey and grant of inspection.
§ 590.149Conditions for receiving inspection.
Inauguration of Service590.150 – 590.155
§ 590.150Official plant numbers.
§ 590.155Inauguration of service.
Denial of Service590.160 – 590.161
§ 590.160Clean Water Act; refusal, suspension, or withdrawal of service.
§ 590.161Termination of plant approval.
Records and Related Requirements for Eggs and Egg Products Handlers and Related Industries590.200 – 590.220
§ 590.200Records and related requirements.
§ 590.220Information and assistance to be furnished to inspectors.
Administrative Detention590.240
§ 590.240Detaining product.
Appeal of an Inspection or Decision590.300 – 590.350
§ 590.300Appeal inspections.
§ 590.310Appeal inspections; how made.
§ 590.320How to file an appeal inspection or decision review.
§ 590.330When an application for an appeal inspection may be refused.
§ 590.340Who must perform the appeal inspection or decision review.
§ 590.350Appeal samples.
Certificates590.400 – 590.407
§ 590.400Form of certificates.
§ 590.402Egg products inspection certificates.
§ 590.404Erasures or alterations made on official certificates.
§ 590.406Disposition of official certificates.
§ 590.407Export certification and marking of containers with export inspection mark.
Identifying and Marking Product590.410 – 590.419
§ 590.410Egg products required to be labeled.
§ 590.411Label approval.
§ 590.412Approval of generic labels.
§ 590.413Form of official identification symbol and inspection mark.
§ 590.414Products bearing the official inspection mark.
§ 590.415Use of other official identification.
§ 590.417Unauthorized use or disposition of approved labels.
§ 590.418Supervision of marking and packaging.
§ 590.419Reuse of containers bearing official identification prohibited.
Inspection, Reinspection, Condemnation, and Retention590.420 – 590.426
§ 590.420Inspection.
§ 590.422Condemnation.
§ 590.424Reinspection.
§ 590.426Retention.
Entry of Material Into Official Egg Products Plants590.430 – 590.440
§ 590.430Limitation on entry of material.
§ 590.435Use of food ingredients and approval of materials.
§ 590.440Processing ova.
Sanitary, Processing, and Facility Requirements590.504 – 590.570
§ 590.504General operating procedures.
§ 590.508Candling and transfer-room operations.
§ 590.510Classifications of shell eggs used in the processing of egg products.
§ 590.516Cleaning of eggs prior to packaging, breaking, or pasteurizing.
§ 590.522Egg products processing room operations.
§ 590.534Freezing facilities.
§ 590.570Control of pathogens in pasteurized egg products.
Laboratory590.580 – 590.590
§ 590.580Pathogen reduction standards testing.
§ 590.590Use of irradiated shell eggs to produce egg products.
Inspection and Disposition of Restricted Eggs590.700 – 590.720
§ 590.700Prohibition on disposition of restricted eggs.
§ 590.720Disposition of restricted eggs.
Identification of Restricted Eggs or Egg Products Not Intended for Human Consumption590.800 – 590.860
§ 590.800Identification of restricted eggs.
§ 590.801Nest-run or washed ungraded eggs.
§ 590.840Identification of inedible, unwholesome, or adulterated egg products.
§ 590.860Identification wording.