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3. Implementation
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Step 1 – Reception, sorting and calibration
After reception, eggs are sorted and graded. When destined for the shell egg sector (grade A eggs: fresh eggs, intended for consumers, neither washed nor cleaned, with an inner tube height of 6 mm or less), they are graded according to the following weight categories:
XL for very large eggs weighing 73 g or more;
L for large eggs weighing 63 g or more but less than 73 g ;
M for eggs weighing 53 g or more but less than 63 g ;
S for small eggs weighing less than 53 g.
Downgraded eggs (incorrect size, cracked shell, visual defects, etc.) are sent to the egg products sector.
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Bibliography
Bibliography
Regulations
LAMY and DEHOVE (R.). – Réglementation des produits, qualité, répression des fraudes (Éditions Lamy SA).
Websites
ITAVI – Institut technique de l'aviculture, Paris https://www.itavi.asso.fr/
Egg-breaking machines, dryers, etc. Sanovo Engineering A/S https://www.sanovogroup.com/
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