Section 289.327 - Grades as to size; designation in advertising, container label. - Michigan Statutes

EGGS (EXCERPT)
Act 244 of 1963

289.327 Grades as to size; designation in advertising, container label.

Sec. 7.

All eggs sold, offered or exposed for sale, or advertised for sale by a retailer or wholesaler shall be marked to conform to one of the following size requirements. When the term “jumbo” is applied to any dozen or lot of eggs the eggs shall weigh at the rate of not less than 30 ounces per dozen, with no eggs below the rate of 29 ounces per dozen. When the term “extra large” is applied to any dozen or lot of eggs the eggs shall weigh at the rate of not less than 27 ounces per dozen with no eggs below the rate of 26 ounces per dozen. When the term “large” is applied to any dozen or lot of eggs the eggs shall weigh at the rate of not less than 24 ounces per dozen, with no eggs below the rate of 23 ounces per dozen. When the term “medium” is applied to any dozen or lot of eggs the eggs shall weigh at the rate of not less than 21 ounces per dozen, with no eggs below the rate of 20 ounces per dozen. When the term “small” is applied to any dozen or lot of eggs the eggs shall weigh at the rate of not less than 18 ounces per dozen with no eggs below the rate of 17 ounces per dozen. When the term “peewee” is applied to any dozen or lot of eggs the eggs shall weigh at the rate of not less than 15 ounces per dozen. All advertising shall include the correct unabbreviated size designation in describing eggs and the correct unabbreviated size designation shall also appear on the exterior of any container, open or closed, in which eggs are offered for sale to the retailer or the consumer.

History: 1963, Act 244, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963