8 CCR 1202-10-1.0 - TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS

1.1 Every dealer shall store, display, or otherwise maintain eggs at an ambient temperature of no more than forty-one degrees Fahrenheit (41° F), and no less than thirty-three degrees Fahrenheit (33° F).

1.2 A dealer who is registered with the USDA as an egg handler and is in compliance with USDA temperature requirements is exempt from Rule 1.1.

1.3 TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS FOR DELIVERY TRUCKS

1.3.1 Except as provided in 1.3.2 below, delivery trucks used for the transportation of eggs shall be equipped with a refrigeration unit capable of delivering refrigerated air to the cargo area to maintain the eggs at an ambient temperature of no more than forty-five degrees Fahrenheit (45° F), and no less than thirty-three degrees Fahrenheit (33° F).

1.3.2 Any person transporting for resale not more than two (2) cases of eggs (totaling not more than sixty dozen eggs) may transport such eggs using equipment other than a refrigeration unit in the cargo space of the delivery vehicle that will maintain the eggs at an ambient temperature of no more than forty-five degrees Fahrenheit (45°), and no less than thirty-three degrees Fahrenheit (33° F).

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8 CCR 1202-10-1.0

37 CR 19, October 10,2014, effective 10/30/2014 44 CR 10, May 25, 2021, effective 6/15/2021