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The committee makes recommendations to the secretary on all matters pertaining to the Egg Quality Control Program, including quality standards for shell eggs, uniformity of inspection, administrative fees and the annual budget.
The department’s Egg Quality Control Program works to ensure that California’s shell eggs meet the quality standards that consumers expect; quality in the sense that wholesome, properly labeled, refrigerated eggs are available at retail stores and that cracked, dirty eggs of less than established quality are not introduced to store shelves.
Funded by the agricultural industry and implemented by CDFA, the Egg Quality Control Program ensures California’s high quality standards.
The three vacancies are for industry members. Those wishing to apply must be a registered egg handler or be a representative of a registered egg handler.
The term of office for a committee member is three years. Committee members receive no compensation, but are entitled to payment of necessary traveling expenses in accordance with the rules of the Department of Personnel Administration.
Individuals interested in being considered for an appointment to the committee should send a brief resume by Nov. 15 to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Egg Quality Control Program, 1220 ‘N’ Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, Attention: Anthony Herrera.
For questions concerning these vacancies or additional information on the Egg Quality Control Program, please contact Anthony Herrera, Program Supervisor, Egg Quality Control Program at 916-445-4243; e-mail:
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California gasoline demand fell by 0.8 percent in July compared to last year.
“California gasoline consumption and prices have been fairly stable so far in 2010,” said BOE Chairwoman Betty T. Yee.
In July 2010, Californians used 1.27 billion gallons of gasoline compared to 1.28 billion gallons the same month last year, a decline of 0.8 percent.
The average California gasoline price at the pump in July was $3.17 per gallon compared to $2.92 in July 2009, an increase of 8.6 percent.
California diesel fuel data show an increase of 1.6 percent in July over last year, which is a variation due to refunds for diesel fuel in July 2009.
Data show diesel fuel sold in California during July 2010 totaled 219.3 million gallons compared to July 2009’s total of 215.8 million gallons, which is an increase of 1.6 percent.
California diesel fuel prices were $3.12 per gallon in July 2010 compared to $2.73 per gallon in July 2009, an increase of 14.3 percent.
However, while the diesel gallons reflected in the July numbers are up 3.5 million gallons, indicating an increase of 1.6 percent, the consumption change from last July is likely to be less because the July 2009 figures include refunded gallons of 9.6 million gallons.
The gallons included in the monthly consumption numbers are always net of audit assessments and refunds.
The July 2009 refunds were larger than most and may have skewed the July 2010 percentage change to a 1.6 percent increase from a decline of 2.7 percent.
The BOE is able to monitor gallons through tax receipts paid by fuel distributors. The figures reported monthly are net consumption that includes BOE audit assessments, refunds, amended and late tax returns, and State Controller’s Office refunds.
Figures for August 2010 are scheduled to be available at the end of November 2010.
All monthly, quarterly, and annual figures can be viewed at www.boe.ca.gov/sptaxprog/spftrpts.htm.
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