21 U.S.C. § 1031 : US Code - Section 1031: Congressional statement of findings

Search 21 U.S.C. § 1031 : US Code - Section 1031: Congressional statement of findings

Eggs and egg products are an important source of the Nation's
total supply of food, and are used in food in various forms. They
are consumed throughout the Nation and the major portion thereof
moves in interstate or foreign commerce. It is essential, in the
public interest, that the health and welfare of consumers be
protected by the adoption of measures prescribed herein for
assuring that eggs and egg products distributed to them and used in
products consumed by them are wholesome, otherwise not adulterated,
and properly labeled and packaged. Lack of effective regulation for
the handling or disposition of unwholesome, otherwise adulterated,
or improperly labeled or packaged egg products and certain
qualities of eggs is injurious to the public welfare and destroys
markets for wholesome, not adulterated, and properly labeled and
packaged eggs and egg products and results in sundry losses to
producers and processors, as well as injury to consumers.
Unwholesome, otherwise adulterated, or improperly labeled or
packaged products can be sold at lower prices and compete unfairly
with the wholesome, not adulterated, and properly labeled and
packaged products, to the detriment of consumers and the public
generally. It is hereby found that all egg products and the
qualities of eggs which are regulated under this chapter are either
in interstate or foreign commerce, or substantially affect such
commerce, and that regulation by the Secretary of Agriculture and
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and cooperation by the
States and other jurisdictions, as contemplated by this chapter,
are appropriate to prevent and eliminate burdens upon such
commerce, to effectively regulate such commerce, and to protect the
health and welfare of consumers.