NATIONAL EGG REGULATORY OFFICIALS
SURVEY OF STATE LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR ONE DOZEN CARTONS
GRADE
STATE
SIZE
NAME&
ADDRESS
Packer
Distributor
REGISTRATION #
State issued EPIA
USDA
DATE OF
PACK
Julian
Other
DATE-EXP,
SELL BY,
USE BY
NUTRITIONAL
LABELING
SAFE HANDLING/
REFRIGERATION
STATEMENT
QUANTITY
STATEMENT
IDENTITY
STATEMENT
USDA- Officially
Graded Product
PDP or IP
PDP
P or D/PDP
or IP
U
PDP or IP
PDP or
IP J, O
NR
PDP, IP or in lid
PDP or IP
3/16"/PDP
PDP
FDA(FAIR
PACKAGING&
LABELING)
NR
NR
P or D
/PDP
ORIP
1/16"
NR
NR
NR
PDP, IP or in lid
1/16"
Required as part of
Safe Handling
Instruction
1/16"/PDP or IP
R
3/16"/PDP
R
PDP
ALABAMA
3/16"/PDP
3/16"/PDP
IP
S,E or U/PDP or IP
J 1/8"
NR
IP
IP
PDP
PDP
ALASKA
114"/PDP
1/4"/PDP
R
U
NR
NR
NR
R
NR
NR
ARIZONA
1/4"
1/4"
P or D
NR
NR
S/24day
NR
NR
NR
NR
ARKANSAS
3/8" PDP or IP
3/8" PDP or
IP
R
S, U or E
R
NR
NR
R
R
PDP
CALIFORNIA
1/4"/IP or PDP
114r'IIP or
R
S, U or E
J
S/30 day
NR
IP or PDP
R
R
PDP
COLORADO
1/4"
114"
1/8"/P
S, U or E
1/8"/J or
month &
day
118"/S or E/30
day
(voluntary)
NR
NR
CONNECTICUT
R
R
R
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
DELAWARE
3/8"
3/8"
P or D
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
3/8"
R
FLORIDA
R
R
R
NR
R
NR
R
NR
NR
NR
GEORGIA
114"
1/4"
R
S or U
R
E,U or S
NR
NR
114"
R
HAWAII
3/16"/PDP
3/16"/PDP
3/16"
NR
NR
NR
NR
PDP
3/16"/PDP
R
IDAHO
R
R
R
NR
NR
NR
NR
R
R
R
ILLINOIS
1/8"/PDP
118"/PDP
P or D/1/8"
S,E or U
J
E or S/30 or
15
NR
R
1/8"/PDP
118"/PDP
KEY: R =REQUIRED- specific height and/or location not required or unknown: NR =NOT REQUIRED; PDP= PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL; 1P =INFORMATION PANEL
INDIVIDUAL STATES SHOULD BE CONTACTED FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION CONCERNING LABELING REQUIREMENTS
REPORT CHANGES OR OMISSIONS TO
NATIONAL EGG REGULATORY OFFICIALS
NATIONAL EGG
SURVEY OF STATE LABELING
FOR ONE DOZEN
STATE
SIZE
GRADE
REGISTRATION#
State issued EPIA
USDA
NAME&
ADDRESS
Packer
Distributor
DATE OF
PACK
Julian
Other
DATE-EXP,
SELL BY,
USE BY
NUTRJTIONAL
LABELING
SAFE HANDLING/
REFRlGERATlON
STATEMENT
QUANTITY
STATEMENT
IDENTITY
STATEMENT
INDIANA
R
R
R
S,E or U
R
E,S/30day A
E, S/l5day
AA
NR
R
NR
NR
IOWA
1/4"
1/4"
1/4"
S or U
R
NR
NR
NR
NR
R
R
NR
NR
R
NR
NR
S
KANSAS
3/8"/PDP
3/8"/PDP
R
KENTUCKY
1/4"
114"
R
S,E or U
R
E,S or U/30
day
IP
R
1/4"
NR
LOUISIANA
R
R
R
S
R
NR
NR
R
R
R
MAINE
R
R
P or D
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
R
R
MARYLAND
114"/ PDP
114"1 PDP
P or D
1/16"/PDP
ORIP
S,E or U Ill 6"/PDP
ORIP
1/16" PDP
ORIP
NR
NR
1/16"/PDP/IP
3/16" PDP
1/4"/PDP
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
1/16"
1/16"
R
NR
NR
S/90 days
NR
NR
PDP
MINNESOTA
R
R
R
NR
R
30 days
NR
R
R
R
MISSISSIPPI
3/8"
3/8"
P, D or
Producer
NR
R
NR
NR
NR
R
MISSOURJ
3/16"
3/16"
3/16"
S, E or U
R
NR
NR
NR
NR
MONTANA
R
R
NR
NR
NR
NR
R
R
R
R
NR
R
NEBRASKA
3/8"
3/8"
R
S, E or U
R
NR
NR
NR
R
NEVADA
114"
1/4"
P or D
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
R
NR
NEW HAMPSHIRE
R
R
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NEW JERSEY
3/8"/IP
3/8"/IP
PDP
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
IP
R
R
KEY: R =REQUIRED- specific height and/or location not required or unknown; NR= NOT REQUIRED; PDP= PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL; IP =INFORMATION PANEL
BE
FOR
OR
EGG
NATIONAL EGG
SURVEY OF STATE LABELING
FOR ONE DOZEN
STATE
GRADE
NAME&
ADDRESS
Packer
Distributor
SIZE
DATE OF
PACK
Julian
Other
REGISTRATION#
State issued EPIA
USDA
DATE-EXP,
SELL BY,
USE BY
NUTRITIONAL
LABELING
SAFE HANDLING/
REFRIGERATION
STATEMENT
QUANTITY
STATEMENT
IDENTITY
STATEMENT
R
R
R
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
R
NR
NEW YORK
3/8"/PDP
3/8"/PDP
PDP
NR
NR
NR
NR
R
PDP
R
NORTH CAROLINA
3/8"/PDP or lP
3/8"/PDP or
PDP or IP
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
3/8"
R
NEW MEXICO
[p
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
R
R
R
NR
R
NR
R
R
R
R
OKLAHOMA
PDP
PDP
R
E, S, U, or O
R
E, S or U
90 days
NR
R
R
R
OREGON
1/4"/PDP
l/4"/PDP
R
S or U
NR
E, S or U
NR
R
PDP 3/16"
R 3/16"
PENNSYLVANIA
R
R
R
S, E, U
R
NR
NR
R
NR
R
RHODE ISLAND
R
R
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
R
R
R
SOUTH CAROLINA
5/16"/PDP
5/16"/PDP
l/8"/D or P
R
J or E
E or J
NR
NR
R
R
SOUTH DAKOTA
R
R
NR
S, E or O
R
E
NR
R
R
R
TENNESSEE
PDP
PDP
R
NR
R
NR
NR
NR
PDP
R
TEXAS
PDP
PDP
R
S or U
NR
NR
NR
NR
PDP
NR
UTAH
R
R
R
NR
R
NR
R
R
PDP
R
VERMONT
PDP
PDP
R
E or U
NR
NR
NR
NR
R
R
VIRGINIA
PDP*
PDP
R
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
PDP
R
WASHINGTON
1/8"/PDP
1/8"/PDP
IP
S, E or U
NR
NR
NR
R
PDP
R
WEST VIRGINIA
R
R
R
E or U
NR
R
NR
R
R
R
WISCONSIN
PDP
PDP
R
S, E or U
R
R
R
R
PDP
R
WYOMING
PDP
PDP
R
NR
R
NR
NR
NR
PDP
R
KEY: R
= REQUIRED-
specific height and/or location not required or unknown; NR
BE
= NOT
REQUIRED; PDP
=
PRINClPAL DJSPLAY PANEL; IP
= INFORMATION PANEL
FOR
OR
EGG