Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-104 - Shell eggs - Standards, grades and weight classes › Section 16-104-210 - Summary of grades

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
It shall be unlawful to sell, offer for sale, or use as human
				  food any eggs or products containing eggs which have been broken or separated
				  by a process that does not permit the inspection of each individual egg after
				  it is broken or that allows the egg meat and shell to commingle. For the
				  purposes of this rule, egg products sold under a United States Department of
				  Agriculture (USDA) seal from a USDA approved and inspected egg products plant
				  shall be deemed to meet the requirements of this rule for use as human
				  food.
SUMMARY OF GRADES
The summary of Washington state consumer grades for shell
				  eggs follows as Table 1 and Table 2 of this section:
TABLE 1 - SUMMARY OF WASHINGTON CONSUMER GRADES FOR SHELL
				  EGGS
Washington State Consumer Grades (Origin)
Quality
Required (1)
Tolerance Permitted (2)
Percent
Quality
Grade AA
87 percent
AA
Up to 13
Not over 5
A or B (5)
Checks (6)
Grade A
87 percent
A or better
Up to 13
Not over 5
B
Checks (6)
Grade B
90 percent
B or better
Not over 10
Checks
Washington State Consumer Grades
								(Destination)
Quality
Required (1)
Tolerance Permitted (3)
Percent
Quality
Grade AA
72 percent
AA
Up to 28 (4)
Not over 7
A or B (5)
Checks (6)
Grade A
82 percent
A or better
Up to 18
Not over 7
B (5)
Checks (6)
Grade B
90 percent
B or better
Not over 10
Checks
(1) In lots of
				two or more cases see Table 2 of this section for tolerances for an individual
				case within a lot.
(2) For the
				Washington consumer grades (at origin), a tolerance of 0.50 percent leakers,
				dirties, or loss (due to meat or blood spots) in any combination is permitted,
				except that such loss may not exceed 0.30 percent. Other types of loss are not
				permitted.
(3) For the Washington
				consumer grades (destination), a tolerance of 1 percent leakers, dirties, or
				loss (due to meat or blood spots) in any combination is permitted, except that
				such loss may not exceed 0.30 percent. Other types of loss are not
				permitted.
(4) For Washington grade
				AA destination, at least 10 percent must be A quality or better.
(5) For Washington grade AA or A at origin
				and destination within the tolerances permitted for B quality, not more than 1
				percent may be B quality due to air cells over 3/4 inch, blood spots
				(aggregating not more than 1/8 inch in diameter), or serious yolk
				defects.
(6) For Washington grades
				AA or A jumbo size eggs, the tolerance for checks at origin and destination is
				7 percent and 9 percent respectively.
TABLE 2 - TOLERANCE FOR INDIVIDUAL CASE WITHIN A LOT
Washington Consumer
Grade
Case
Quality
Origin
(Percent)
Destination
(Percent)
Grade AA
AA (min)
A or B
Check (max)
77
13
10
62
28
10
Grade A
A (min)
B
Check (max)
77
13
10
72
18
10
Grade B
B (min)
Check (max)
80
20
80
20
Statutory Authority: Chapter 69.25 RCW. 87-16-075 (Order
					 1945), § 16-104-210, filed
					 8/4/87.