Notice2026-08702
Availability of Revised Food Safety Guideline for Egg Products
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Published
May 5, 2026
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Agriculture DepartmentFood Safety and Inspection Service
Abstract
FSIS is announcing the availability of its revised Food Safety Guideline for Egg Products. The guideline contains information to assist plants producing egg products that undergo pasteurization, heat treatment, cooling, freezing, or enzyme-modification in complying with FSIS regulatory requirements. FSIS updated the guideline to address questions it received after publishing the previous version and to include additional scientific information.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08702]
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Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 86 / Tuesday, May 5, 2026 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2024-2025]
Availability of Revised Food Safety Guideline for Egg Products
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: FSIS is announcing the availability of its revised Food Safety
Guideline for Egg Products. The guideline contains information to
assist plants producing egg products that undergo pasteurization, heat
treatment, cooling, freezing, or enzyme-modification in complying with
FSIS regulatory requirements. FSIS updated the guideline to address
questions it received after publishing the previous version and to
include additional scientific information.
DATES: Submit comments on or before July 6, 2026.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on the
guideline. Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides
commenters the ability to type short comments directly into the comment
field on the web page or to attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the on-line instructions at that
site for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Mailstop 3758, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
<bullet> Hand- or Courier-Delivered Submittals: Deliver to 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 350-E,
Washington, DC 20250-3700.
Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must
include the Agency name and docket number FSIS-2024-0026. Comments
received in response to this docket will be made available for public
inspection and posted without change, including any personal
information, to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Docket: For access to background documents or comments received,
call (202) 286-2255 to schedule a time to visit the FSIS Docket Room at
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
A downloadable version of the guideline is available at <a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/policy/fsis-guidelines">https://www.fsis.usda.gov/policy/fsis-guidelines</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: April Regonlinski, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Policy and Program Development, FSIS, USDA;
Telephone: (202) 205-0495.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 29, 2020, FSIS published the final rule ``Egg Products
Inspection Regulations'' (85 FR 68640). Among other things, the final
rule required official egg products plants to comply with sanitation
and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) requirements in
9 CFR parts 416 and 417. Anticipating that egg products plants might
need assistance in complying with the new rule and its requirements,
FSIS developed and published the ``Food Safety Guideline for Egg
Products'' on September 9, 2020 (85 FR 68640).
FSIS has made the following changes to the guideline to address
questions it received after publishing the previous version and to
include additional scientific information:
<bullet> Included guidance on plant support for sanitation standard
operating procedures (sanitation SOPs), including less-than-daily (LTD)
sanitation;
<bullet> Added Bacillus cereus as an example of a potential hazard
in egg products that undergo enzyme modification;
<bullet> Included a section on cooking egg products in lieu of
pasteurization;
<bullet> Revised language, structure, and formatting to improve
readability.
The revised guideline represents FSIS' current thinking on these
topics and should be considered usable as of its issuance. The
guideline does not create any new legal requirements or have the force
and effect of law. It is only intended to provide clarity regarding
existing regulations.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, FSIS will announce this Federal
Register publication on-line through the FSIS web page located at:
<a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register">https://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register</a>. FSIS also will make copies
of this publication available through the FSIS Constituent Update,
which is used to provide information regarding FSIS policies,
procedures, regulations, Federal Register notices, FSIS public
meetings, and other types of information that could affect or would be
of interest to our constituents and stakeholders. The Constituent
Update is available on the FSIS web page. Through the web page, FSIS is
able to provide information to a much broader, more diverse audience.
In addition, FSIS offers an email subscription service which provides
automatic and customized access to selected food safety news and
information. This service is available at: <a href="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe">http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe</a>. Options range from recalls to export information,
regulations, directives, and notices. Customers can add or delete
subscriptions themselves and have the option to password protect their
accounts.
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USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Justin Ransom,
Administrator.
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