8 Colo. Code Regs. § 1202-19, pt. 7

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Part 7 - [Effective 11/14/2024] SHELL EGG AND EGG PRODUCT TRANSFER DOCUMENTATION AND ALTERNATIVE LABELING REQUIREMENTS

7.1. All shell eggs and egg products to be sold must be accompanied by a copy of the certificate of compliance issued by the commissioner for the year in which the egg and egg products are packed. The certificate of compliance must accompany all shell eggs and egg products during the transfer or sale to a business owner or operator.

7.2. In lieu of a certificate of compliance described in part 7.1, shell eggs and egg products entering the state or transported within the state for sale may be accompanied by title documents that include the statement "CO-COM".

7.3. Shipments of shell eggs or egg products, not in compliance with the act, that enter Colorado exclusively for purposes of transshipment or export for human consumption outside of the state and are not destined for commercial sale in Colorado need not include the statement "CO-COM".

7.4. The side of each container of all shell eggs and egg products for sale, or destined for sale, in Colorado shall contain the statement "CO-COM" with the following exceptions:

7.4.1. Egg or egg products that are certified as USDA Organic by the National Organic Program may contain the statement "organic" as an alternative to "CO-COM"; and

7.4.2. Egg or egg products that are Cage free eggs, as defined in Part 1.4. of these Rules, may contain the statement "Cage Free" as an alternative to "CO-COM."

7.5. The statement CO-COM must be clearly legible, without obscuring designs or vignettes, and be plainly printed, stamped or marked in letters not less than one-eighth inch 1/8" in height.

7.6. No person shall label, identify, mark, advertise, or otherwise represent shell eggs or egg products for sale in the state using the term "cage free" or other similar descriptive term unless the shell eggs or egg products were produced in compliance with the Act.

8 CCR 1202-19, pt. 7

45 CR 17, September 10, 2022, effective 9/30/2022

47 CR 19, October 10, 2024, effective 11/14/2024