Egg Products HACCP and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures

FSIS is amending the egg products inspection regulations (9 CFR part 590) to require that official plants that process egg products develop and implement Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) systems and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (Sanitation SOPs), in accordance with the regulations in 9 CFR parts 416 and 417, and to meet proposed sanitation requirements (proposed 9 CFR part 591). The Agency is eliminating those regulations that are incompatible with the regulations for HACCP and Sanitation SOPs and to convert prescriptive, command-and-control requirements to general sanitation standards. The rule provides greater flexibility and incentives for innovation through reductions in paperwork and unnecessary approvals. In addition, plants voluntarily meeting HACCP requirements and also complying with current prescriptive regulations reduce costs because they are operating entirely under HACCP requirements.

The latest form for Egg Products HACCP and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures expires 2024-01-31 and can be found here.