{"id":2505,"date":"2010-09-01T08:00:02","date_gmt":"2010-09-01T14:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/wordpress\/?p=2505"},"modified":"2013-08-21T19:53:39","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T19:53:39","slug":"egg-safety-is-all-its-cracked-up-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/e\/egg-safety-is-all-its-cracked-up-to-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Egg Safety IS All It\u2019s Cracked Up To Be"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Salmonella is a word that cooks do not want to hear.\u00a0 With the recent outbreak, eggs could get a bad name.\u00a0 Interesting enough\u2014the sale of eggs have actually risen since the outbreak.\u00a0\u00a0 That\u2019s OK!\u00a0 Eggs are the perfect source of protein, and should be a healthy part of everyone\u2019s diet. \u00a0\u00a0As far as safety goes, only 1 in 20,000 eggs might contain Salmonella.\u00a0 They say that equals the chances of you getting it once every 85 years!\u00a0 Still\u2014you should handle them safely.<\/p>\n<p>We have been inundated with calls about safe eggs\u2014\u201cAre mine safe?\u201d \u201cIf they do have salmonella, will cooking them make them safe?\u201d\u00a0 All good questions!\u00a0 There is an <a title=\"FDA website\" href=\"(http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Safety\/Recalls\/default.htm)\" target=\"_blank\">FDA<\/a> website\u00a0 that you can check for food recalls, past and present, if you are looking for any food item that may be recalled at any given time.\u00a0 You can always find great information from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.incredibleegg.org\/\">http:\/\/www.incredibleegg.org\/ website<\/a>.\u00a0To answer the question of safety\u2014eggs may contain Salmonella and look, smell and taste fine.\u00a0 You should always treat every egg as if it was contaminated\u2014and your eggs should be safe to consume.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Never use cracked or dirty eggs.<\/li>\n<li>Always check the use by date\u2014they are good three weeks after that date.<\/li>\n<li>Keep eggs stored at 41\u2070 F or less\u2014so the back of your fridge is the best place to store them.<\/li>\n<li>Cook eggs hard (145\u2070 F) when preparing them.\u00a0 Runny or undercooked eggs are not considered safe to eat.<\/li>\n<li>People with lowered immunities should never eat undercooked food products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many callers tell me that their parents stored their eggs on the back porch and never worried about Salmonella.\u00a0\u00a0 This may be true\u2014but Salmonella is a relatively new bacterium that has entered the reproductive tracts of chickens in the past 15 or so years.\u00a0 So, it wasn\u2019t a problem back then.\u00a0 Handling eggs and poultry safely is the only way to be sure.\u00a0 On a side note, it is now recommended that you do not <a href=\"http:\/\/foodsafetyinfosheets.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/08\/8-16-10.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">wash your poultry <\/a>before cooking it.\u00a0 The potential to spray bacteria around your kitchen is great if you wash it in the sink.\u00a0 It is recommended that you cook all your poultry to 180\u2070, and then there will be no worry about Salmonella or Campylobacter.<span style=\"font-family: Tahoma;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.666666984558105px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salmonella is a word that cooks do not want to hear.\u00a0 With the recent outbreak, eggs could get a bad name.\u00a0 Interesting enough\u2014the sale of eggs have actually risen since the outbreak.\u00a0\u00a0 That\u2019s OK!\u00a0 Eggs are the perfect source of protein, and should be a healthy part of everyone\u2019s diet. \u00a0\u00a0As far as safety goes, only 1 in 20,000 eggs&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/e\/egg-safety-is-all-its-cracked-up-to-be\/\" class=\"read-more\">Continue 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