It's just been reported that 1 in 8 boxes of Spanish eggs contain salmonella..so we need to be able to identify so we can avoid these eggs
2006-11-16 00:22:46 · 14 answers · asked by big pup in a small bath 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
sorry - I meant in the eggs the Spanish are sending here!
2006-11-16 00:25:07 · update #1
did the chickens "O" lay them?
2006-11-16 02:24:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you buy your eggs at certain supermarkets, they are marked with the name of the farmer and WILL be marked if they are British. I think there is also a code on the box which identifies the producer.
Just remember to throughly cook any eggs you have (no runny yolks) to avoid the salmonella....
2006-11-16 00:31:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have lived in Spain for 6 years now and always eaten Spanish eggs never once had a problem nor have any of my family and Friends, Seems to be yet another scare in England regarding food!!!
funny how its back to eggs again Edwina Curry might have something to say
2006-11-16 01:01:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy your eggs from a known source such as a farm....
Support local farmers and reduce food-miles.
You can't trust the lionmark. As i said in my other answer on this subject today, I can buy a lionmark stamp for £4 from my local smallholder shop. You can also buy them mail-order from farm magazines. It bears no relavence to salmonella testing nor point of origin. Anyone can buys these stamps.
2006-11-16 00:47:13 · answer #4 · answered by Michael H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seems like a huge task to find out if they are from Spain or not. Just make sure you COOK the eggs properly and thoroughly. That will solve your problem.
Otherwise, buy organic.
2006-11-16 00:32:20 · answer #5 · answered by Presea 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're in the UK, you should buy eggs with the 'Lion mark' (looks like a lion from a coat of arms) on them. This identifies that they've been produced in Britain.
2006-11-16 00:25:25 · answer #6 · answered by TC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you buy eggs with the lion mark, they are British. Most of the eggs imported from Spain are for commercial use anyway, so chances are, you wouldn't be buying them anyway.
2006-11-16 00:25:01 · answer #7 · answered by f0xymoron 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Buy them from M&S, they have the farmers name on them, so if it is Juan something you know it is from Spain.
Seriously they should have the origin on the pack and if free range or organic they are supposed to confirm the hens habitat.
2006-11-16 00:29:03 · answer #8 · answered by Miki P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use british eggs, they have the lion quality stamp, or do as i do and get local organic from a farm near your house
2006-11-16 00:27:40 · answer #9 · answered by murphy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just go for the ones with the red lion and date stamped on
2006-11-16 00:25:17 · answer #10 · answered by kissfromaroes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Play flamenco music while you boil or fry them, and listen to the sound of the boiling/sizzling... see if it matches tempo!
2006-11-16 00:24:51 · answer #11 · answered by PhD 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋