LOOK FOR THE SYMBOL

FOR SAFE, QUALITY EGGS

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Eggs with the PEQAP - Pennsylvania Egg Quality Assurance Program - symbol are produced under the highest safety standards in the nation. These farm-to-fork steps begin with the chick and continue through all steps of production and delivery to you.

PEQAP is applauded by national consumer interest groups and is used as a model across the nation and around the world.

Consumers win with safe, high quality eggs at a reasonable price.

Be sure your grocer stocks PEQAP eggs. Take this card to your store's customer service desk and ask for "PEQAP eggs, please."

PEQAP is made possible by:

The PA Department of Agriculture
The PA Department of Health
PennAg Industries Association & its Poultry Council
Participating farmers and producers

PEQAP farm-to-fork safety measures include:

• Egg testing
• Monitoring of chicks, young hens and layer hens
• Farm biosecurity precautions
• Package sanitation and carton coding
• Employee safety practices
• Refrigeration rules

For more information, contact:

Poultry Council
PennAg Industries Association
Northwood Office Center, Suite 39
2215 Forest Hills Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17112
717-651-5920, fax 717-651-5926
pennag@pennag.com
www.pennag.com

You also can link to http://poultryextension.psu.edu/Comeggs.html#PEQAP

To continue this farm-to-fork safety, follow these and other simple egg safety procedures:

• " Buy eggs with the PEQAP symbol.
• Keep eggs refrigerated.
• Refrigerate egg-containing foods.
• Don't undercook eggs (whites and yolks should not be runny).
• Wash hands thoroughly after handing raw foods, including eggs.
• Practice other food handling precautions.

Funding provided by the Pennsylvania Poultry Industry and a matching grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.