I believe the first part, but the second part? Where? Eggs that make you sick if you don't cook them all the way through? That's not true.
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In Canada: there is no advisory on eggs to do with avoiding "runny eggs." In the USA there is. It just comes down to the fundamental way the way the farming is done. That's why in the USA you have to have certain eggs labeled if you are to use them for partially cooked situations.
aug 23, 2025, 10:06 am • 0 0 • view
Basically producers in the USA lable certain eggs that they have put through "thermal shocking" with a letter on top which should make the egg safe to eat at room temperature. You can't find these in Canada (unessisary.) I only know this because an American sent me out looking for some.
aug 23, 2025, 10:23 am • 0 0 • view
I don't think this is real. I've lived all over the United States. What do you mean by room temperature eggs? I've never had to take a single precaution of the sort. We eat runny eggs routinely, and this is just not an issue.
aug 23, 2025, 4:13 pm • 0 0 • view
Okay, have a good day. 👍
aug 23, 2025, 6:32 pm • 0 0 • view
When there are salmonella outbreaks in Canada, it is recommended to cook them all the way through. Maybe your friend experienced something like that in the US, but again, it's uncommon. Some countries vaccinate the chickens. Seems like the way to go. I'm not trying to be difficult. Just searching.
aug 23, 2025, 10:45 pm • 0 0 • view
You're speaking about pasteurized eggs. In Canada too, those are the surest bet against any food-borne illness. But they are uncommon and mostly unnecessary. We have higher rates of salmonella than Canada. But it's still pretty unusual. Both countries wash the eggs so they have to be refrigerated.
aug 23, 2025, 10:42 pm • 0 0 • view
They wash the eggs? Oh not at the local farm I went to. Interesting. Not that I hang around at chicken coops very often.
aug 23, 2025, 11:33 pm • 1 0 • view
In the US, local, small farms don't have to. May be the same in Canada. Eggs are not washed in France at all, which is why they can be stored at room temperature. Washing removes the biofilm that protects against disease. It's done because it also removes pathogens on the outside and feces.
aug 24, 2025, 5:38 am • 0 0 • view
I was just told to wipe them down and put them in the basket. I don't think most chicken farms in Canada are gigantic operations. There are large-ish buildings for it with special ventilation. When ventilation fails (fans) we lose a lot of chickens.
aug 24, 2025, 11:33 am • 1 0 • view
I don't mean to keep contradicting you, but I looked all this up yesterday as an open question, and the answers I got don't say what you've said. Why do Canadians refrigerate eggs? - Get Cracking share.google/a5fdY9JnGhxL...
aug 24, 2025, 2:18 pm • 0 0 • view
Okay. I'm a speed reader but go places too. I try to weigh the validity of presented information against what I observe. I don't know if that's what others do but if I can walk outside and observe something directly I tend to rely less on the internet these days.
aug 24, 2025, 3:28 pm • 0 0 • view
I don't live in Canada, so I'm relying on your Ontario egg producers to inform me, and they're saying this. You may just have a lot of smaller farms around you, and I think that's great. Always better quality at smaller scale. I'm not against you. Apparently, though, egg washing is a standard.
aug 24, 2025, 7:42 pm • 1 0 • view
Agree. If you think about it, there are no bacteria inside an egg unless it's already spoiled. The egg shell & the inner membrane are there to keep bacteria out.
aug 23, 2025, 3:54 pm • 1 0 • view