§ 27519 Shell Eggs Definition

• •Shell eggs are regular eggs you buy in the store, still in their shells.
• •This does not include eggs that have been pasteurized (treated to kill germs) while still in the shell.
• •Pasteurized eggs are defined in a different section of the law.

You go to the grocery store and buy a carton of eggs.

The eggs you buy are called 'shell eggs' because they are still in their shells and haven't been pasteurized.