Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-10-73

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Refrigeration

Official statutory text

A. Eggs at the retail level shall be refrigerated at an ambient

temperature of forty-five degrees (45°) Fahrenheit or lower. Eggs

shall not be allowed to freeze.

B. Eggs stored at the packer's facility that are intended for

sale to the consumer shall be held at a temperature in accordance

with the USDA standards.

C. Except as provided in this section, eggs intended for sale

to the consumer shall be stored and transported under refrigeration

at an ambient temperature of forty-five degrees (45°) Fahrenheit or

lower. All containers of shell eggs packed for the purpose of

resale to the consumer are to be labeled with the following

statement: “Keep refrigerated at or below 45 degrees Fahrenheit”.

This should be done at time of grading.

D. 1. Eggs being transported or held at retail or dealer

locations without proper refrigeration may be destroyed or shipped

to an egg processor.

2. Destruction or shipment of eggs as required by this

subsection shall be under the supervision of an authorized agent of

the Board.

3. Packers shall not be responsible for the interior quality of

eggs if all handling procedures in this section are not followed by

all parties after the sale of the eggs by the packer.

E. At retail locations a sign furnished by the Oklahoma

Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry stating the proper

procedure for storage and handling of eggs shall be permanently

displayed at a location easily seen by egg-handling employees.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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