The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will make changes to the Shell Egg Surveillance Program effective July 1st.  The intent of the program is to monitor the quality and appearance of shell eggs and to control movement and sale of inedible eggs.

The AMS will increase the frequency of re-examination of shell eggs previously graded by USDA-AMS inspectors.  Discretionary re-examination will occur when records indicate recurring non-compliance issues or if there is evidence of mishandling of reject eggs.