| Show interstate SHIPMENT OF adulterated EGGS 0 the department of agriculture has ha had under consideration for some time the application of the federal food and drugs act to the shipment ni n interstate commerce of eggs in the shell especially the two classes of eggs known in the trade as current receipts and as rejects from candling rooms current receipts contain at different seasons of the year varying proportions of eggs which are filthy decomposed or putrid rejects ejects from candling rooms as a rule contain large proportions of eggs wa e h are filthy decomposed or putrid and very small proportions of eggs suitable for consumption under the federal F food and drugs act eggs in common with other articles of food are adulterated if they consist wholly or in part of a filthy decomposed or putrid substance sections 2 of the act prohibits the shipment in interstate commerce of foods which are adulterated and it is plain that this prohibition applies to the shipment in interstate commerce of current receipts or of rejects from candling rooms or of any other grade of eggs in the shell unless the filthy decomposed or putrid eggs have been removed in the opinion of the department eggs which contain yolks stuck to the shell moldy eggs black spots mixed rots addled eggs black rots and any other eggs which consist wholly or in part of a filthy decomposed or putrid substance are adulterated the investigations of the department part ment have shown that it is commercially practicable by the method of candling to eliminate from any given shipment most of the eggs of the kinds which the department regards as adulterated te it is not the practice of the department however to base proceedings under the food F and drugs act on shipments of eggs unless there are present larger percentages Lages of bad eggs than are ordinarily present in recognized commercial grades of candled eggs the department is informed that cases of eggs are not allowed to receive even the lowest candled egg grades if the cases cori contain tain more than or c and one half dozen or 5 per cent of bad eggs country shippers who aire are not certain of the freshness of their eggs should candle them before shipping them in interstate commerce eggs which are adulterated may be shipped in interstate or foreign commerce for use in tanning or other technical ways without violating the provisions of the food and drugs act only if they are first d denatured sa sq A as p to to render amin incapable of bd b e ing used for food since it is impracticable to denature eggs in the shell adulterated shell eggs must be broken out and denatured prior to shipment the views of the department with respect to the denaturing of eggs are stated in bureau brureau of chemistry service and regulatory announcements noun cements no 7 paragraph 19 and no 12 opinion |
