Foreign inspection certification required

(a) [Reserved]

(b) Except as otherwise provided in § 57.960, each consignment of shell eggs shall be accompanied by a foreign inspection certificate, that, unless otherwise approved by the Administrator contains the following information:

(1) Name of Country exporting product;

(2) City and date where issued;

(3) Quality or description of eggs;

(4) Number of cases and total quantity;

(5) Identification marks on containers;

(6) Name and address of exporter;

(7) Name and address of importer;

(8) A certification that the quality or description of the shell eggs, including date of pack, is true and accurate;

(9) A certification that shell eggs which have been packed into containers destined for the ultimate consumer have, at all times after packing, been stored and transported under refrigeration at an ambient temperature of no greater than 45 °F (7.2 °C); and

(10) Name (including signature) and title of person authorized to issue inspection certificates for shell eggs exported to the United States.

[63 FR 69968, 69971, Dec. 17, 1998, as amended at 69 FR 57168, Sept. 24, 2004]