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About NERO
The creation of National Egg Regulatory Officials (NERO)
was a result of the foresight of several dedicated state
shell egg regulators who shared the goal of a national
uniform set of regulations governing the sale and movement
of shell eggs to the consumer. It was and continues
to be their belief that a collective and organized voice
serves as an effective conduit for change.
With these objectives in mind, the National Egg Regulatory
Officials operates with the vision of:
“A Diverse Partnership for Uniform Solutions”
The mission of NERO is:
“To Regulate And Support The Egg Industry In
A Manner That Encourages Uniformity While Promoting
Food Safety And Quality Assurance."
OUR PURPOSE
The membership of the National Egg Regulatory Officials
consists of State Department of Agriculture officials
involved in the shell egg and egg products regulations
and programs and affiliate members with an interest
in these programs. Examples of areas regulated by members
include refrigeration of shell eggs, enforcement of
quality and weight standards, enforcement of labeling
and invoice requirements, sanitation standards for shell
egg processing plants and third party monitoring of
Egg Quality Assurance Plans. Many members have cooperative
agreements with USDA to provide shell egg surveillance
and egg products inspection authorized by the Egg Products
Inspection Act and to provide the Agriculture Marketing
Services voluntary poultry and egg grading services.
The primary objective of the NERO organization is to
promote uniform standards for quality, safety, labeling
and handling of shell eggs and egg products that ensure
a safe, fresh and truthfully marketed egg supply. The
National Egg Regulatory Officials conducts various activities
to meet this objective.
- Industry issues related to uniformity are addresses
by both NERO’s Board and the full membership.
- Members of NERO develop stronger and more uniform
state programs by learning from each other and the educational
components of the Annual Conference and Training Seminar.
- Our membership discusses issues related to federal
programs, reaches consensus and responds to the appropriate
federal agency with our position.
- The various NERO committees develop recommendations
for egg regulations and policies. The full membership
votes on these recommendations, which are then adopted
as the model for all state egg laws.
- The members of NERO then strive to incorporate these
models into their respective state’s program.
HOW WE WORK
The National Egg Regulatory Officials utilizes a committee
structure to review relative issues and develop recommendations
that are voted on by the entire membership. These recommendations
often result in the development of resolutions or model
legislation for use by the member states.
Standing Committees include:
- Business Committee
- Federal Relations Committee
- Standards and Grades Technical Committee
- Production and Processing Technical Committee
- State Egg Laws Committee
- Membership/Communications Committee
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