§ 27509 Egg Deception Definition

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•Don't trick people by putting the best eggs on top or where they can see them.
•All eggs in the box should be pretty much the same, not just the ones you see.
•If the eggs you can see are way better than the ones hidden, that's breaking the rule.

Example

You buy a carton of eggs at the store.

If the eggs on top look big and perfect, but the ones underneath are small and cracked, the store is being sneaky. That's not allowed. All eggs should be similar in size and quality.

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§ 27509 Egg Deception Definition

“Deceptive” means any arrangement of the contents of any container, or subcontainer, or of any lot, load, or display, in which the eggs in the outer layer or in any portion exposed to view are in quality, size, condition, or in any other respect so superior to those in the interior or unexposed portion as to materially misrepresent the contents or any part thereof as to size, quality, condition, or any other respects. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

deceptive arrangement container subcontainer lot load display outer layer exposed to view quality size condition materially misrepresent

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 27509.

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