Refrigeration and Other Handling Requirements

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  2. Georgia Code
  3. Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics
  4. Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food
  5. Eggs
  6. Refrigeration and Other Handling Requirements

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  1. All shell egg producers shall refrigerate eggs upon gathering such eggs.Eggs shall be graded and packed within a reasonable period of time from gathering.
  2. After washing, processing, and packaging, eggs shall be transported, stored, and displayed at an ambient temperature not to exceed 45 degrees Fahrenheit until sold at retail or used by any commercial establishment or public institution.

(Code 1981, §26-2-273, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1115, § 1.)

Code Commission notes.

- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1991, "Fahrenheit" was substituted for "Farenheit" in subsection (b).

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 1991, p. 1115, § 1, redesignated former Code Section 26-2-273 as present Code Section 26-2-272, and enacted the present Code Section 26-2-273.


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