United States Standards for Grades of Eggs

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United States Standards for Grades of Eggs are federal quality and size grading standards that classify eggs (e.g., Grade AA, A, B) based on factors like shell condition, interior quality, and weight for marketing and consumer protection purposes.

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instanceOf agricultural product standard ⓘ
federal standard ⓘ
food grading standard ⓘ
administeredBy USDA Agricultural Marketing Service ⓘ
United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
appliesTo chicken eggs ⓘ
shell eggs for human consumption ⓘ
basisFor USDA shield on egg cartons ⓘ
grade marks on egg cartons ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
criterion air cell size ⓘ
albumen (white) firmness ⓘ
egg size classification ⓘ
egg weight ⓘ
interior quality ⓘ
presence of blood spots ⓘ
presence of meat spots ⓘ
shell cleanliness ⓘ
shell condition ⓘ
shell shape ⓘ
shell soundness ⓘ
yolk appearance ⓘ
definesGrade Grade A eggs ⓘ
Grade AA eggs ⓘ
Grade B eggs ⓘ
distinguishesFrom egg safety regulations ⓘ
distinguishesGrade Grade A has high but slightly lower interior quality than Grade AA ⓘ
Grade AA has highest interior quality ⓘ
Grade B has lower interior and shell quality ⓘ
documentType USDA agricultural marketing standard ⓘ
enables voluntary USDA grading service ⓘ
excludes processed egg products ⓘ
focusesOn egg quality rather than safety ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
legalStatus federal voluntary grading program ⓘ
purpose consumer protection ⓘ
facilitate marketing of eggs ⓘ
quality classification of eggs ⓘ
truthful labeling of egg quality ⓘ
relatedTo USDA egg grading ⓘ
United States egg labeling requirements ⓘ
usedBy egg packers ⓘ
egg producers ⓘ
egg wholesalers ⓘ
retailers ⓘ
usesMethod candling inspection ⓘ
weighing of eggs ⓘ

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Agricultural Marketing Service → appliesRegulation → United States Standards for Grades of Eggs ⓘ
Livestock and Poultry Program → administers → USDA shell egg grading standards ⓘ
linked to: United States Standards for Grades of Eggs