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.
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.
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