§ 18754 Livestock Product Sanitation Standards

• •Products can be illegal if made or stored in dirty places.
• •Contamination with filth or health hazards makes a product adulterated.
• •The rule applies to livestock and poultry items like meat, eggs, and dairy.

A chicken farm packs eggs in a warehouse where the floor is covered in animal waste and the eggs are not cleaned properly.

Because the eggs were held in unsanitary conditions that could contaminate them, the law treats those eggs as adulterated and unsafe to sell.