Section 15-2 - General Definitions (a) The following definitions apply to this chapter of the Wyoming Food Safety Rule: - (i) "Candling" means the careful examination of the whole egg by means of a strong light in a partially dark room or place.
- (ii) "Chalazas" a white structure that is continuous with the chalaziferous layer which suspends the yolk in the center of the white.
- (iii) "Check" means an egg with a broken or cracked shell but with membranes intact and no leaking contents.
- (iv) "Grader" means a person who determines the quality and size of eggs in accordance with Wyoming laws and rules through candling.
- (v) "Haugh unit value" means the value resulting from the correlation of the height of the thick white when broken out as measured by a micrometer and the weight of the egg when broken out.
- (vi) "Leaker" means an egg that has a crack or break in the shell and shell membrane to the extent that the egg content is exuding or free to exude through the shell.
- (vii) "Loss egg" means an egg that is inedible, smashed or broken so that the contents are leaking, overheated, frozen, or contaminated.
010-15 Wyo. Code R. § 15-2