Title 21 — Food and DrugsRelease 119-73
§1032 Congressional declaration of policy
Title 21 › Chapter CHAPTER 15— - EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION › § 1032
Summary
Congress requires inspection and rules for eggs and egg products to stop unsafe or mislabeled items being sold as food.
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Title 21, §1032
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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.
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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 91–597, Dec. 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 1620, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 1031 of this title and Tables.
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of this section, see section 29 of Pub. L. 91–597, set out as a note under section 1031 of this title.
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21 U.S.C. § 1032
Title 21 — Food and Drugs
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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