Eggs

Eggs can be a part of a healthy diet. However, they are perishable just like raw meat, poultry, and fish. To be safe, they must be properly refrigerated and cooked.

• Tips to Reduce Your Risk of Salmonella from Eggs: CDC
  A bacterium, Salmonella Enteritidis, can be on both the outside and inside of eggs that appear to be normal, and if the eggs are eaten raw or undercooked, the bacterium can cause illness.
   
• Coloring Eggs
  MDH food safety fact sheet on handling eggs safely before, during, and after the hunt.
   
• Egg Products and Food Safety: USDA
  USDA facts on egg and egg product safety.
   
• Eggs and Egg Products: Foodsafety.gov
  Food safety information on handling and preparing eggs safely from foodsafety.gov.
   
• Homemade Eggnog: Make it Safely: Foodsafety.gov
  This will help you update eggnog recipes to avoid the risk of foodborne illness.
   
• Playing it Safe With Eggs: What Consumers Need to Know: FDA
  The US FDA fact sheet about eggs.