Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

21 U.S.C. § 1032

Congressional declaration of policy

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to provide for the inspection of certain egg products, restrictions upon the disposition of certain qualities of eggs, and uniformity of standards for eggs, and otherwise regulate the processing and distribution of eggs and egg products as hereinafter prescribed to prevent the movement or sale for human food, of eggs and egg products which are adulterated or misbranded or otherwise in violation of this chapter.

Pub. L. 91–597, § 384 Stat. 1621(, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 91–59784 Stat. 1620section 1031 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

section 29 of Pub. L. 91–597section 1031 of this titleFor effective date of this section, see , set out as a note under .