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PUBLIC LAW 91-597-DEC. 29, 1970

(c) Eggs and egg products found to be adulterated at official plants shall be condemned and, if no appeal be taken from such determination of condemnation, such articles shall be destroyed for human food purposes under the supervision of an inspector: Provided, That articles which may by reprocessing be made not adulterated need not be condemned and destroyed if so reprocessed under the supervision of an inspector and thereafter found to be not adulterated. If an appeal be taken from such determination, the eggs or egg products shall be appropriately marked and segregated pending completion of an appeal inspection, which appeal shall be at the cost of the appellant if the Secretary determines that the appeal is frivolous. If the determination of condemnation is sustained, the eggs or egg products shall be destroyed for human food purposes under the supervision of an inspector. (d) The Secretary shall cause such other inspections to be made of the business premises, facilities, inventory, operations, and records of ^gg handlers, and the records and inventory of other persons required to keep records under section 11 of this Act, as he deems appropriate (and in the case of shell egg packers, packing eggs for the ultimate consumer, at least once each calendar quarter) to assure that only eggs fit for human food are used for such purpose, and otherwise to assure compliance by egg handlers and other persons with the requirements of section 8 of this Act, except that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall cause such inspections to be made as he deems appropriate to assure compliance with such requirements at food manufacturing establishments, institutions, and restaurants, other than plants processing ^gg products. Representatives of said Secretaries shall be afforded access to all such places of business for purposes of making the inspections provided for in this Act. S A N I T A T I O N, F A C I U T I E S, AND PRACTICES

SEC. 6. (a) Each official plant shall be operated in accordance with such sanitary practices and shall have such premises, facilities, and equipment as are required by regulations promulgated by the Secretary to effectuate the purposes of this Act, including requirements for segregation and disposition of restricted eggs. (b) The Secretary shall refuse to render inspection to any plant whose premises, facilities, or equipment, or the operation thereof, fail to meet the requirements of this section. P A S T E U R I Z A T I O N A N D LABELING OF EGG PRODUCTS A T OFFICIAL PLANTS

SEC. 7. (a) Egg products inspected at any official plant under the authority of this Act and found to be not adulterated shall be pasteurized before they leave the official plant, except as otherwise permitted by regulations of the Secretary, and shall at the time they leave the official plant, bear in distinctly legible form on their shipping containers or immediate containers, or both, when required by regulations of the Secretary, the official inspection legend and official plant number, of the plant where the products were processed, and such other information as the Secretary may require by regulations to describe the products adequately and to assure that they will not have false or misleading labeling. (b) No labeling or container shall be used for ^gg products at official plants if it is false or misleading or has not been approved as required by the regulations of the Secretary. If the Secretary has reason to believe that any labeling or the size or form of any container in use or proposed for use with respect to egg products at any official

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