Food Traceability Codes/Eggs
Labels and Standards
Labels on egg packaging provide consumers with details about the farming methods, origin, and quality of the eggs. Common farming method labels include "Natural", "Free Range", and "Certified Organic".
Help the Egg Project
You can help us improve egg data on Open Food Facts by completing packaging codes and categorizing products:
- Missing Codes: Add codes to eggs
- Egg Category: Explore all eggs on Open Food Facts
Categorization Missions
Use the Hunger App to help categorize these specific types of egg products:
| Category Tag | Hunger App Mission Link |
|---|---|
en:easter-eggs |
Help categorize Easter Eggs |
en:filled-chocolate-eggs |
Help categorize Filled Chocolate Eggs |
en:hollow-chocolate-eggs |
Help categorize Hollow Chocolate Eggs |
en:fish-eggs |
Help categorize Fish Eggs |
en:refrigerated-flan-with-eggs |
Help categorize Refrigerated Egg Flan |
en:eggs |
Help categorize General Eggs |
en:fresh-eggs |
Help categorize Fresh Eggs |
en:boiled-eggs |
Help categorize Boiled Eggs |
en:free-range-chicken-eggs |
Help categorize Free-Range Chicken Eggs |
en:barn-chicken-eggs |
Help categorize Barn Chicken Eggs |
en:cage-chicken-eggs |
Help categorize Cage Chicken Eggs |
en:quail-eggs |
Help categorize Quail Eggs |
en:chicken-eggs |
Help categorize Chicken Eggs |
Proprietary and Producer Codes
Egg packaging often contains codes that enable consumers to trace the product's origin. These can be printed on the packaging (packager codes) or stamped directly onto the eggs. Note: We currently store all of this information in the "packager code" field on Open Food Facts.
- Browse existing codes: Packager Codes on OFF
Global Traceability by Country
Australia
The National Livestock Identification System Database (NLIS) https://www.nlis.com.au/ keeps details about property identification codes ("PIC") nationally.
NSW/Sydney
- All eggs sold in NSW must be individually stamped with the producer's unique identifier, usually a number or code[1].
- There are no mandatory images, symbols or lettering. The NSW Food Authority only stipulates that the stamp is a unique code that is assigned exclusively to one producer.
- Businesses supplying eggs interstate will need to research the stamping requirements of the destination.
- Impact of egg stamping on egg producers[2]
- Not all egg producers and processors in NSW are required to stamp their eggs due to exemptions under the NSW Food Regulation 2015.
- As of 16 Feb 2016, there are 198 egg production and processing facilities licensed by the Food Authority that are required to stamp eggs with a unique identifier.
- Only facilities with production above 240 eggs per week are licensed.
- Egg primary producers do not need to stamp their eggs if they sell directly to an egg processor, who then applies a stamp to each egg on the producer’s behalf
- There are many egg producers producing fewer than 240 eggs per week, who are required to stamp their eggs as they are sold through the retail supply chain
- Eggs sold direct from the farm gate from these businesses are exempt from stamping.
- The Food Authority maintains an electronic record of egg stamping information (e.g. alpha numeric code, images) as part of businesses overall compliance history.
Victoria/Melbourne
- An egg producer with 50 birds or more must mark individual chicken eggs with a unique identification code.[3]
- In Victoria, the PIC register ("Property Identification Code") is used to provide producers with their egg stamp code.
Austria
Belgium
- https://www.gezondheid.be/artikel/ei/snap-je-de-stempelcode-op-het-ei-3501
- https://ilvo.vlaanderen.be/nl/dossiers/eieren
Bulgaria
Canada
http://oeuf.ca/les-familles/la-tracabilite/
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Europe
Finland
France
- https://fichiers-publics.agriculture.gouv.fr/dgal/ListesOfficielles/SSA4_AGSANOVOP_PRV.txt
- https://fichiers-publics.agriculture.gouv.fr/dgal/ListesOfficielles/SSA4_AGSANEMBOE_PRV.txt
- https://fichiers-publics.agriculture.gouv.fr/dgal/ListesOfficielles/SSA1_ASPRDOELQD_PRV.txt
- fr:Marquage_des_œufs_et_étiquetage
Germany
- https://www.was-steht-auf-dem-ei.de/en/index.php - German database (The KAT-label is mandatory for eggs in Germany now.)
- http://www.bauernhof.net/tierhaltung/eierkennzeichnung/freiwillig.htm additional mark guidelines
Greece
Hungary
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy

First number in the code represents the farming typology
- 0 = organic
- 1 = free range eggs
- 2 = cage free eggs
- 3 = cage eggs
Japan
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
New Zealand
Netherlands
- https://itunes.apple.com/de/app/eiercode/id396882760?mt=8
- https://www.nvwa.nl/onderwerpen/biociden/fipronil-in-eieren/eicodelijst
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
- Russia: The GOST 31654-2012 ("Food chicken eggs. Specifications") standard dictates exactly what must be printed directly on eggs to specify their shelf life and mass, as well as mandatory packaging label requirements.
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
http://www.lioneggfarms.co.uk/information/egg-codes/
Laid in Britain
Genuine "Laid in Britain" I.D.Number
Organic Free Range Colony 0 UK 15813 1 UK 10065 3 UK 10038 0 UK 15971 1 UK 11550 3 UK 10160 0 UK 17582 1 UK 11776 3 UK 11193 0 UK 19378 1 UK 11780 3 UK 11550 0 UK 20621 1 UK 12355 3 UK 11776 1 UK 12888 3 UK 11992 1 UK 13590 3 UK 12220 1 UK 14238 3 UK 12422 1 UK 15054 3 UK 12843 1 UK 15961 3 UK 12888 1 UK 17357 3 UK 17011 1 UK 17701 1 UK 20837 1 UK 20997 1 UK 21318 1 UK 21433 1 UK 21598 1 UK 21716 1 UK 22849 1 UK 22998
United States

Codes available on GitHub
- GitHub: Codes and parsing scripts are available on the Open Food Facts GitHub repositories.
- ↑ https://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/industry/eggs/egg-stamping#:~:text=The%20NSW%20Food%20Authority%20only,not%20intended%20as%20consumer%20advice.
- ↑ https://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/_Documents/industry/egg_stamping_review.pdf
- ↑ https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/livestock-and-animals/poultry-and-eggs/compliance/complying-with-the-egg-production-standard