Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-2-1110 - Authority to Use Official Insignia
A. Authority to use official AZDA grademarks.
Authority to use an AZDA grademark on products is granted only to recipients
who utilize the services of a grader or quality assurance inspector in
accordance with this Article. Packaging materials bearing official
identification marks shall be approved pursuant to R3-2-1110 to R3-2-1111, inclusive, and shall be used only for the purpose for which approved and
prescribed by the Administrator. Any unauthorized use or disposition of
approved labels or packaging materials which bear any official AZDA
identification may result in cancellation of grading service, denial of the
permission to use of labels or packaging materials bearing official
identification, or denial of other benefits of the Act pursuant to the
provisions of
R3-2-1105 D.
B. Approval of official identification. No
label, container, or packaging material which bears official identification may
contain any statement that is false or misleading. No label, container, or
packaging material bearing official identification may be printed or prepared
for use until the printers' or other final proof has been approved by the
Administrator in accordance with this Article. It is the recipient's
responsibility to ensure label compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act, the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, and the regulations
promulgated under this Article. The use of finished labels must be approved as
prescribed by the Administrator. A grader may apply official identification
stamps to shipping containers if they do not bear any statement that is false
or misleading. If the label is printed or otherwise applied directly to the
container, the principal display panels of such container shall for this
purpose be considered as the label. The label shall contain the name, address,
and ZIP Code of the packer or distributor of the product, the name of the
product, a statement of the net contents of the container, and the AZDA
grademark.
C. Nutritional labeling.
Nutrition information must be included on the labeling of each unit container
of consumer packaged eggs in accordance with the General Regulations for the
Enforcement of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Fair Packaging
and Labeling Act, located at
21 CFR §§
101.1 to
101.108.
The nutrition information included on labels is subject to review by the Food
and Drug Administration prior to approval by the Department.
D. Refrigeration labeling. All containers
bearing official AZDA "Grade AA" or "Grade A" identification shall be labeled
to indicate that refrigeration is required, e.g., "Keep refrigerated," or words
of similar meaning.
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