Salmonella (a potential killer in the elderly and children) has been found in imported eggs from Spain at a ratio of one infected egg in every 30 boxes!
Now, before I get a violation warning, I will make this a question!!! Do you think it is better to buy only eggs with the red lion mark, which shows that each egg is free from Salmonella?
2006-11-15 20:05:50 · 10 answers · asked by puffy 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Well we all know that if you are offered 50 eggs for £1, they have not had the rigourous tests! When you are dealing with Salmonella, you CANNOT take risks.
And if you dont die from it, you will have weeks and weeks of extreme pain and certainly hospitalisation.
2006-11-15 20:12:26 · update #1
The red lion mark suggestion along with he price is just that. Of COURSE if you have a trusted source thats great - but realistically who does? Salmonella is also found on egg SHELLS - so dont think that you can just cook the egg and be safe!
Salmonella is also found in Mayo, Egg-Nogg - Ceaser Salad, Hollandaise Sauce...JUST BUY YOUR EGGS CAREFULLY! Oh look - see the news today on just this subject!
2006-11-15 20:52:26 · update #2
These infected eggs were found for sale in grocery shops in London and NW England!!!
2006-11-15 20:54:10 · update #3
I heard this in the news this morning. I cant believe that we import eggs. Why on earth should we need to import them.
I always buy free range local eggs
2006-11-15 21:28:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
We have our own hens on our farm. I can buy a lionmark stamp at my local smallholdershop or via any farming magazine, its about £4. Want one ? . Where is the checking, credibility or proof in that ? Red lion is marketing hype.
So no, buying eggs with the lion mark is just one solution. The real crux of the matter is to buy eggs from a trusted source. It was also on the news yesterday that last year, 30 million eggs sold in the UK labelled as freerange were not.
Anyone who knows me in this forum will know i've been saying "freerange" are not "freerange" for months...I guess the new is finally getting through. A sainsburys freerange farm source would sicken most rightminded people.
My point being if you can't trust the label freerange, what makes you think you can trust the redlion label
Buy eggs from a trusted source. This means from the farm gate where you can see the chickens roam freely, safelt and in good condition. People will argue they don't have time....OK, so is Eastenders more inportant than your health ?...Most people can find time to stop off at a farm if they rally try, its down to priority.
The imported eggs with Salmonella are probably safe becausethey are destined for food proessingplants, not to be sold as eggs - they will be processed and cooked adinfinitum and so any Salmonella wil be killed.
2006-11-15 20:35:27 · answer #2 · answered by Michael H 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I didn't know the US imported eggs from Spain. I didn't think we would need to. I also didn't know about the red lion mark. I thought all eggs had salmonella until cooked. Thanks for the warning though. Now a days I am very concerned about our food sources. I wish I was in a place where I could grow my own fruits and vegetables and raise my own cattle. By the way, how do they determine if an egg has samonella before breaking the shell? Can you reply in comments, or is that against the rules. Anyway, again thanks again for 'food for thought', insert smiley face if I could.
2006-11-15 20:17:44 · answer #3 · answered by ginger 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
salmonella can be found in eggs from any country if I'm not mistaken a n English minister had to resign some years ago for pointing out the high incidence of salmonella in English eggs .All eggs should be treated with caution and thoroughly cooked then it wont matter which country they come from
2006-11-16 08:15:05 · answer #4 · answered by michael c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I get my eggs locally from a true free range supply.
I always thought that if the white of an egg was cooked properly then it was safe to eat them anyway.
2006-11-15 20:17:14 · answer #5 · answered by honey lugs 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always try to buy local food from a farmers market when I can anyway. Buy local and cut down on airmiles of fruit and veg flow in from the other side of the world!
2006-11-15 20:32:26 · answer #6 · answered by Gareth M 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I always buy eggs with the lion brand mainly because i like to support british produce. i also buy my meat at my local butchers where they display the location of the farms their produce comes from and buy my veg at markets.
2006-11-15 20:09:00 · answer #7 · answered by Andromeda Newton™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think I have ever seen an egg from another country, at least not in my local grocery.
2006-11-15 20:09:28 · answer #8 · answered by sshazzam 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
of course.... no one in their right mind would want to put someone else at risk of infection would they?...i always look for the lion mark but have heard stories myself of even this trusted standard being forged...after all how are we to know
2006-11-15 20:08:14 · answer #9 · answered by ALAN B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanks for telling us puffy your a helpful nice person to tell us
2006-11-15 20:10:03 · answer #10 · answered by babygirl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋