Specifications for Each Quality Factor
Quality Factor | AA Quality | A Quality | B Quality |
Shell | Clean | Clean | Clean to slightly stained* |
Unbroken | Unbroken | Unbroken | |
Practically normal | Practically normal | Abnormal | |
Air Cell | [ inch or less in depth | 3/16 inch or less in depth | Over 3/16 inch in depth |
Unlimited movement and free or bubbly | Unlimited movement and free or bubbly | Unlimited movement and free or bubbly | |
White | Clear | Clear | Weak and watery |
Firm | Reasonably firm | Small blood and meat spots present** | |
Yolk | Outline slighty defined | Outline fairly well defined | Outline plainly visible |
Practically free | Practically free | Enlarged and flattened | |
from defects | from defects | Clearly visible germ development but no blood. Other serious defects |
For eggs with dirty or broken shells, the standards of quality provide two additional qualities. These are:
Dirty | Check |
Unbroken. Adhering dirt or foreign material, prominent stains, moderate stained areas in excess of B quality. | Broken or cracked shell but membranes intact, not leaking. |
Footnotes
* Moderately stained areas permitted (1/32 of surface if localized, or 1/16 if scattered).
** If they are small (aggregating not more than 1/8 inch in diameter).
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 1 § 190.12