Section 370IAC1-3-2. Consumer packages; date requirements

   All eggs offered for sale in consumer packages (cases, boxes, baskets, or containers):

(1) shall be legibly dated (month and day or consecutive day of the year) the day the eggs were packed;

(2) shall bear an expiration date of not more than thirty (30) days from date of pack, excluding date of pack; and

(3) may contain a "BEST BY", "BEST IF USED BY", or "USE BY" date in addition to the expiration date, which shall not exceed forty-five (45) days from the date of pack, excluding the date of pack.

Shell eggs labeled AA shall bear in distinctly legible form an expiration date of not more than fifteen (15) days from date of pack excluding date of pack. The expiration date shall be stated as the month and day, for example, April 3 or 4-3, preceded by the letters "EXP" or "SELL BY". Quality is best if sold by the expiration date. (State Egg Board; Reg 3, Title I, Sec 2; filed Aug 14, 1973, 1:30 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1974, p. 83; filed Nov 23, 1981, 9:30 a.m.: 5 IR 33, eff Jan 1, 1982; filed Feb 13, 1985, 1:57 p.m.: 8 IR 794; filed Feb 3, 1987, 2:00 p.m.: 10 IR 1225; filed Feb 12, 1993, 5:00 p.m.: 16 IR 1776; readopted filed Nov 7, 2001, 3:22 p.m.: 25 IR 937; filed Jan 2, 2003, 10:03 a.m.: 26 IR 1543; readopted filed Sep 2, 2009, 11:37 a.m.: 20090930-IR-370090393RFA; filed Aug 27, 2010, 12:08 p.m.: 20100922-IR-370090808FRA; readopted filed Aug 21, 2015, 10:57 a.m.: 20150916-IR-370150168RFA)