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Default Eurobody decrees eggs to be sold by weight only

On 6/28/2010 12:03 PM, Wilson wrote:
> On 06/28/10 11:30 AM, sometime in the recent past George posted this:
>> On 6/28/2010 10:49 AM, Steve Pope wrote:
>>> This could be more B.S. but I thought it might serve as
>>> a Monday Funny:
>>>
>>> http://www.birdsontheblog.co.uk/more...from-brussels/
>>>
>>>
>>> Steve

>>
>> So what part is unusual? At least in the US we already buy eggs by
>> weight.
>>
>> http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getf...STELDEV3004376

> Hmmn? I've never bought eggs by the ounce or pound here in the US. There
> are guidelines for size, but that's all I've seen.
>


Take a look at 52.618, Table 1

For example a dozen of large eggs must be 24 ounces minimum.