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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Addled” or “white rot” means putrid or rotten.
(2) “Adherent yolk” means the yolk has settled to one side and become fastened to the shell.
(3) “Albumen” means the white of an egg.
(4) “Black rot” means the egg has deteriorated to such an extent that the whole interior presents a blackened appearance.
(5) “Black spot” means mold or bacteria have developed in isolated areas inside the shell.
(6) “Blood ring” means bacteria have developed to such an extent that blood is formed.
(7) “Candling” means the act of determining the condition of an egg by holding it before a strong light in such a way that the light shines through the egg and reveals the egg's contents.
(8) “End consumer” means a household consumer, restaurant, institution, or any other person who has purchased or received shell eggs for consumption.
(9) “Moldy” means mold spores have formed within the shell.
(10) “Shell egg” means an egg in the shell as distinguished from a dried or powdered egg.
(11) “Small producer” means a producer of shell eggs:
(a) having less than 3,000 layers; and
(b) who is exempt from 21 C.F.R. Chapter 1, Part 118, Production, Storage, and Transportation of Shell Eggs.
(12) “Wholesale” means, with respect to the sale of an egg by an egg producer, the transfer for sale or sale of an egg to a person other than the end consumer, including a retailer or an industrial or business purchaser.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 4. Utah Agricultural Code § 4-4-103. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-4-utah-agricultural-code/ut-code-sect-4-4-103/
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