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> >> said you have a tiny risk of salmonella, and that is correct.
> > The idea that you take your life in your hands when you eat an egg
> > sunnyside up, is probably literally true. But trite. You take your life
> >
> > in your hands when you go on a Sunday drive. So what?>
> >
> > You are very poorly informed. About 1 in 3 eggs contains salmonella.
> > Eating them raw is dangerous. A significantly more dangerous practice
> > than going for a ride.
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> The folks who raise and sell "Country Hen" eggs state
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> Can I use raw eggs in cooking?
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> We have had our barns tested by the state for about 7 years
> now, and have been salmonella free. Feel free to use our
> eggs in any kind of cooking. We make a mean eggnog here
> at the farm. See our section on recipes for that one.
>
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> You can find their website
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> http://www.countryhen.com/
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> George W. Chery
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Over the last 20 years or so, the salmonella content of eggs has been
seriously reduced IIRC.
20 years ago, you were playing russian roulette, today you would be hitting
the lottery. Not the lottery you want to hit mind you.
Hard to find a study like this in the US (I am not going to take the time to
search); however, if you buy your eggs in Poland, you're safe:
International Journal of Food Microbiology
Volume 64, Issues 1-2 , 28 February 2001, Pages 189-191
Occurrence of Salmonella spp. in consumption eggs in Poland
Mieczysaw Radkowski
Warmia and Masuria University at Olsztyn, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
Department of Animal Products Hygiene,10-957 Olsztyn, Kortowo II, Poland
Received 17 December 1999; revised 18 July 2000; accepted 10 August 2000.
Available online 13 February 2001.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of Salmonellae on
egg shells in markets in Olsztyn, Poland. An investigation carried out by
the Sanitary and Epidemiological Station into cases of food poisoning caused
in Poland by Salmonella spp. in recent years showed that the largest number
of outbreaks is connected with consuming foods containing hens eggs which
had not undergone heat treatment, such as mayonnaise, creams, ice-cream and
other products. The world egg production amounts to 400 billion, in Poland
it reaches the level of around 8 billion per year. A total of 1200 eggs were
purchased in 40 local markets in Olsztyn were examined for the presence of
Salmonella between June 1997 and December 1998. Salmonella was not found on
the shell or inside the eggs. From this study it would appear that the
incidence of Salmonellae on eggs from Olsztyn shops is very low.