KRS 260.630: Labeling requirements.

(1) All wholesale egg packs consisting of cases or portions of cases shall bear a legible

label designating contents; quality; quantity; date of packing and an expiration or

best-by date; dealer's name, address, and plant number; and size and grade of eggs.

Expiration dating shall include qualifying prefixes such as "EXP," "Expiration

date," "Sell by," "Not to be sold after date on end of carton," "Purchase by," "Last

sale date on end of carton," or other similar language denoting stock rotation. The

dates associated with these prefixes shall be calculated from the date the eggs are

originally packed into the container and may not exceed thirty (30) days including

the day of pack. Best -by dating shall include qualifying prefixes such as "Use

before," "Use by," " Best before," "Best by," or other similar language to generally

indicate the maximum time frame for expected quality. The dates associated with

these prefixes shall be calculated from the date the eggs are packed into the

container and may not exceed forty -five (45) days including the day of pack. The

letters on the label shall not be less than one-sixteenth (1/16) inch in height.

(2) Graded eggs shall be offered for sale in cartons or other consumer packs and shall

be plainly and legibly marked as to grade; size; quantity; dealer's name, address, and

plant number; and date of packing and an expiration or best -by date. Expiration

dating shall include qualifying prefixes such as "EXP," "Expiration date," "Sell by,"

"Not to be sold after date on end of carton," "Purchase by," "Last sale date on end of

carton," or other similar language denoting stock rotation. The dates associated with

these prefixes shall be calculated from the date the eggs are originally packed into

the container and may not exceed thirty (30) days including the day of pack. Best-by

dating shall include qualifying prefixes such as "Use before," "Use by," "Best

before," "Best by," or other similar language to generally indicate the maximum

time frame for expected quality. The dates associated with these prefixes shall be

calculated from the date the eggs are packed into the container and may not exceed

forty-five (45) days including the day of pack. The marking letters shall not be less

than one-sixteenth (1/16) inch in height. The information on the label shall not be

altered or replaced. The quantity may be changed in accordance with KRS

260.610(4).

(3) Eggs offered for sale that are not in a carton shall be in a container that:

(a) Contains all information required by this section; and

(b) Displays the information in legible letters at least one -sixteenth (1/16) inch on

a label attached to the container.

(4) The required label information on wholesale egg packs, cases, or portions of cases

shall match the required label information on the cart on or other consumer pack

contained therein, with the exception of the dealer's name and address.

(5) If eggs are packed in retail "breakaway" cartons that can be divided by the consumer

or retailer into smaller units for the purpose of selling lesser amou nts of eggs, each

half or portion of the container shall contain full information as required by

subsection (2) of this section.

(6) Wholesale egg packs, cases, or portions of cases shall be used only in the following

manner:

(a) All original label informa tion shall be redacted completely in such a manner

so that it is obvious that the container is being reused;

(b) The new label shall contain all of the information otherwise required by this

section; and

(c) The cases shall be clean, sturdy, and intact.

(7) Egg cartons cannot be reused.

(8) If a producer who sells directly to consumers only is using stock cartons, the cartons

shall be labeled "ungraded" followed by "produced by:" (producer's name and

address) and "sold directly to the consumer." This inform ation may be hand printed

on the carton if it is legible and appears on the top panel of the egg carton.

(9) Plastic or wire crates, change baskets, or racks may be used as wholesale packs

without bearing the required label information only if the required label information

is visible on the carton or consumer egg pack.