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How safe is it to eat raw eggs? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I wanted to try a japanese dish called tamago kake gohan, it's basically raw eggs mixed with rice. The problem is that I'm scared to get salmonella from it. Do you guys think it's safe to eat them? I'm currently living in Brazil. Also, I saw this article telling that the brand I buy my eggs from is exporting to Japan, would this mean they're salmonella-free?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Last time I researched this, I came to the following conclusions:

Salmonella lives on/in the hard shell part of an egg (not penetrating it) so unless you consume the shell, you should be fine
If an egg has a lion stamp on it (UK only I think) it means that the farm it came from is certified not to have salmonella
I ate raw eggs (including shell) on many occasion (not really a party trick but I like to shock people every now and then :D) and never have I ever encountered any unpleasantries because of this (apart from them tasking like runny boogers).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Number 1 is wrong. Salmonellae primarily live on the shell, but they possibly propagate to everything that touches the shell, including obviously the inner part of the egg.

Number 2 is good to know: The lion stamp eggs are from chicken that have been vaccinated against the most common salmonella infections. There is no 100% guarantee that it is effective, but together with hygienic measures and regular controls, they can be seen as virtually salmonella-free. Worth noting that vaccination is a requirement in many countries (e.g. Germany), and EU-wide for big farms.