[HN Gopher] Salmonella-in-Eggs Controversy ___________________________________________________________________ Salmonella-in-Eggs Controversy Author : YeGoblynQueenne Score : 7 points Date : 2023-02-22 20:07 UTC (1 days ago) (HTM) web link (en.wikipedia.org) (TXT) w3m dump (en.wikipedia.org) | bobleeswagger wrote: | I always thought salmonella risk came from poop that could be on | the outer shell, so wash the eggs and you can safely eat them | raw. Is this not true? | | I guess this story is related to the egg beaters product becoming | popular, since it was pasteurized. | zug_zug wrote: | What am I missing? | | The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food expressed anger | towards Currie's comments and the Department of Health was unable | to back up her claims.[1] In addition, the Ministry of | Agriculture had previously tested eggs without finding any | salmonella. The chance of becoming ill with salmonella was put at | less than 1 in 200 million.[8] ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2023-02-23 23:00 UTC)