Egg Safety & Quality Research Unit

United States Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Research Service

Russell Research Center

950 College Station Road

Athens, GA 30605

(706) 546-3131

FAX (706) 546-3035

The mission of the Egg Safety and Quality Research Unit is to protect both the health of consumers and the marketability of eggs by conducting research to develop improved technologies for egg production and processing that reduce or eliminate microorganisms that can transmit disease to humans or cause spoilage.