[HN Gopher] Salmonella-in-Eggs Controversy
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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?
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| I guess this story is related to the egg beaters product becoming
| popular, since it was pasteurized.
| zug_zug wrote:
| What am I missing?
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| 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]
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