>i don't think cooking destroys the bacteria... people can get salmonella
with cooked eggs
>too.
>
>Spela
The most common contamination area is from the shell itself. Which
will contaminate the contents when broken open. You can get the
salmonella from contaminated eggs if they're not properly fully cooked
AND if they're held incorrectly (not warm enough or cold enough)
before consuming.
There was an outbreak of about thirty cases at the time I had it,
and the officials traced it back to the shells of a lot of eggs from
one laying farm. A recall was done and things settled down.
Almost all the cases were from those of us that ate raw or
undercooked egg material, or handled the eggs and didn't
wash hands afterwards.
Deb
Rebel's Rodent Ranch
As Julie says below, it's better not to chance it.
>Julie Thomas wrote:
>
>> > > DO NOT use cardboard egg cartons or wax coated boxes from the
>> > freezer.
>> > >
>> >
>> > Why not cardboard egg cartons?
>> >
>> In the US (I don't know about other countries) eggs are not tested for
>> salmonella. Cooking the eggs destroys the bacteria, so it's not a
>> problem at that point. But if any of the eggs contained salmonella
>> bacteria (I think it's a bacterium,or is it a virus?), the egg carton
>> could be contaminated.
>>
>> It's safer not to chance it.
>>
>> =====
>> Julie & Michael (homo sapiens)
