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“House Bill 175 would require
poultry owners who sell shell eggs
to refrigerate those eggs at S 3
degrees Fahrenheit within 24
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bill would require the eggs be
refrigerated at a temperature at or
below 45 degrees Fahrenheit until
consumed or prepared for
consumption.
Stairs said this provision would
apply to food handlers, groceries
and restaurants.
“The bill was originally
prompted by outbreaks of Sal
monella at several New York
restaurants last year. Salmonella is
an organism which can cause
severe food poisoning when
ingested. Eggs are particularly
accommodating to the organism
when not properly refrigerated and
cooked,” Stairs explained.
Suspected eggs in the New York
incidents were traced back to a
Pennsylvania producer, but evi
dence of Salmonella contamina
tion was inconclusive. Improper
food handling and preparation vio
lations implicated the restaurants'
food service methods.
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) State Rep. Kenneth J.
Cole, D- Adams, last week blocked
a move that would have destroyed
agricultural commodity marketing
programs in Pennsylvania.
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amendment to maintain a two
thirds majority vote when reau
thorizing commodity programs in
Pennsylvania.
The amendment, which was
defeated in the House, was offered
to Cole's legislation designed to
improve the Pennsylvania Agri
cultural Commodities Marketing
Act of 1968.
Currently, to reauthorize a
marketing program, each board
must receive a two-thirds majority
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“Obviously, we must develop
methods to guarantee that Pennsyl
vania eggs are handled properly
from the moment of laying to the
final destination in the home or in
commercial food preparation in
order to protect the public health
and preserve the excellent reputa
tion of Pennsylvania’s egg produc
ers and processors,” Stairs said.
“It’s high time for food preparers
and egg distributors to do their part
to prevent Salmonella food poi
soning. Fresh eggs have been
wholesome sources of protein and
will remain so if egg refrigeration
is properly used,” he added.
HB 175 would require that all
egg containers be marked with the
words “keep refrigerated,” and a
printed code which would allow an
egg processor to indicate the date
the eggs were processed, and the
flock of origin.
vote of the membership.
Under Cole's legislation (House
Bill 401), that was approved by the
House, the number of votes
required to reauthorize a market
ing program will be a simple
majority.
The bill is currently in the
Senate Agriculture and Rural
Affairs Committee.
“It is vital that we have this
program for agricultural products
grown in the commonwealth,” said
Cole. "The programs administered
by producers represent some of the
most successful promotion prog
rams we have.”
John Rice, of Rice Fruit Com
pany in Gardners, said he is
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Egg processor would also be
required to maintain records of the
flock of origin and the date of lay
for each egg container for six
months, and to make such records
available to the Agriculture
Department or Department of
Environmental Resources (DER)
immediately upon request.
Stairs said small egg processors
(persons who maintain a flock of
no more than 3,200 laying hens)
who sell or market their eggs with
in two days of the date of lay pre
dominantly within a 100-mile
radius of the processing facility
would not be bound by the new
temperature and packaging
provisions.
However, all small egg proces
sors would be required to clearly
print the date of lay on all egg
containers.
Programs
delighted with the passage of HB
401.
‘This is a very important piece
of legislation. Not only does it
reinforce the promotion of the
apple industry, which is vital to
Adams County, it also insures the
survival of promotion programs
for apples. I am grateful for the
support of Rep. Cole,” Rice said.
Last year. Rice served as presi
dent of the International Apple
Institute.
“By defeating the amendment
offered to this legislation, we have
the ability to create and continue
marketing programs that have
been extremely successful in
Pennsylvania.”