(1) Eggs defined and described as follows are deemed unfit for human food and may not be sold, offered or exposed for sale for human consumption.
- (a) "Addled" or "white rot" means an egg that is putrid or rotten.
- (b) "Moldy" means an egg which, through improper care, has deteriorated so that mold spores have formed within the egg.
- (c) "Blood spot" is a spot of blood in excess of 1/8 inch in aggregate and which adheres to the yolk of the egg.
- (d) "Black rot" means an egg which has deteriorated to such an extent that the whole interior presents a blackened appearance.
- (e) "Blood ring" means an egg in which the germ has developed to such an extent that blood is formed.
- (f) "Adherent yolk" means an egg in which the yolk has become fastened to the shell.
- (g) "Incubated egg" shall include eggs which have been subjected to incubation, whether natural or artificial, for more than 48 hours.
- (h) "Bloody white" means an egg with a general reddish appearance due to blood mixed through it and which egg may show spots of blood floating in the white.
- (i) "Meat spot" means that the egg has a speck of foreign matter adhering to the yolk or floating in the white.
- (j) An egg that is smashed or broken so that the contents are leaking.
- (k) Eggs which are otherwise unwholesome or adulterated as such term is defined pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
Authorizing statute(s): Sec. 81-20-207 MCA
Implementing statute(s): Sec. 81-20-204 MCA
History: Eff. 12/31/72.