date:Aug 14, 2013
We look strictly at the quality of the egg, not the safety, said Sam Jones, a spokesman for Agricultural Marketing Service. Safety inspection of the egg is the responsibility of either FDA or FSIS.
A 2012 federal audit by USDAs Office of Inspector General released in December questioned the standards used by Jones office when applying the grade mark for quality to egg cartons. It handles the grading of eggs as Grade A or Jumbo, for example.
Larger egg producers, about one-third of the indus