NATIONAL EGG REGULATORY OFFICIALS

SURVEY OF STATE LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR ONE DOZEN CARTONS

AS OF May 2006

 

 

STATE

GRADE

SIZE

NAME & ADDRESS

Packer

Distributor

REGISTRATION # State issued

EPIA

USDA

DATE OF PACK

Julian

Other

DATE - EXP, SELL BY, USE BY

NUTRITIONAL LABELING

SAFE HANDLING/

REFRIGERATION STATEMENT

QUANTITY STATEMENT

IDENTITY STATEMENT

USDA - Officially Graded Product

PDP or IP

PDP

P or D/PDP or IP

U

PDP or IP

PDP or IP

J,O

NR

PDP ,IP or in lid

PDP or IP

3/16"/PDP

PDP

FDA (FAIR PACKAGING & LABELING)

NR

NR

P or D/PDP OR IP

1/16"

NR

NR

NR

PDP, IP or in lid

1/16"

Required as part of Safe Handling Instruction 1/16"/PDP or IP

R

3/16"/PDP

R

PDP

ALABAMA

3/16"/PDP

3/16"/PDP

IP

S,E or U/PDP or IP

J 1/8"

NR

IP

IP

PDP

PDP

ALASKA

1/4"/PDP

1/4"/PDP

R

U

NR

NR

NR

R

NR

NR

ARIZONA

1/4"

1/4"

P or D

NR

NR

S/24day

NR

NR

NR

NR

ARKANSAS

3/8" PDP or IP

3/8" PDP or IP

R

S, U or E

R

NR

NR

R

R

PDP

CALIFORNIA

1/4"/IP or PDP

1/4/”/IP or PDP

R

S,U or E

J

S/30 day

NR

IP or PDP

R

R

COLORADO

1/4"

1/4"

1/8"/P

S,U or E

1/8"/J or month  & day

1/8"/S or E/30 day (voluntary)

NR

NR

 

 

CONNECTICUT

R

R

R

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

DELAWARE

3/8"

3/8"

P or D

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

3/8"

R

FLORIDA

R

R

R

NR

R

NR

R

NR

NR

NR

GEORGIA

1/4"

1/4"

R

S or U

R

E, U or S

NR

NR

1/4"

R

HAWAII

3/16"/PDP

3/16"/PDP

3/16"

NR

NR

NR

NR

PDP

3/16"/PDP

R

IDAHO

R

R

R

NR

NR

NR

NR

R

R

R

ILLINOIS

1/8"/PDP

1/8"/PDP

P or D/1/8"

S, E, U

J

E or S/30 or 15

NR

R

1/8"/PDP

1/8"/PDP

INDIANA

R

R

R

S,E or U

R

E,S/30 day A

E, S/10 day AA

NR

R

NR

NR

IOWA

1/4"

1/4"

1/4"

S or U

R

NR

NR

NR

NR

R

KANSAS

3/8"/PDP

3/8"/PDP

R

S

R

NR

NR

R

NR

NR

KENTUCKY

1/4"

1/4"

R

S,E or U

R

E,S or U/30 day

IP

R

1/4"

NR

LOUISIANA

R