QAD Shell Egg Grading Resources

700 Series: Shell Egg Graders Procedures (supersedes handbook) (pdf)

709.17: Interim Guidance for Certifying Shipments to Arizona (pdf)

Biosecurity

Compounds

• C02 List of Approved Inks for Stamping Shell Eggs (pdf)
• C03 List of Approved Oils (pdf)

Department of Defense

• D02 Defense Commissary (pdf)
• D03 Reinspections (pdf)

Labeling

• L01 Shell Egg Label Approval (pdf)
• USDA Shell Egg Labeling USDA Grademarked Product (pdf)

Manual

• Egg Grading Manual 

Quality Assurance Program

• Q01 Quality Assurance Inspector Program (pdf)

Regulations and Standards

• 7 CFR 56: Voluntary Grading of Shell Eggs
• 7 CFR 57: Inspection of Eggs (Egg Products Inspection Act)
• Egg Standards

Sanitation

• Egg Sanitation Videos - English
• Egg Sanitation Videos - Spanish

Specifications

• S-01 Shell Egg Spec Guide for Volume Buyers (pdf)
• S-02 List of Approved Specifications (pdf)
• USDA FPPS Egg Specifications
• QAD 760 – USDA FPPS for Shell Eggs Procedures (pdf)
• QAD 761 – USDA FPPS for Whole Eggs Procedure (pdf)
• QAD 762 – USDA FPPS for Hard Cooked Eggs Procedures (pdf)