• Gammelfisch@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    Eggs from the deregulated red run states. The f’n MAGAts should be gobbling them down for supporting their BS.

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    The targeted egg cartons were sold in 25 Costco stores in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee beginning Nov. 22.

    The “Organic Pasture Raised” eggs, sold in sets of 24, have a Universal Product Code (UPC) of 9661910680 with a use-by date of Jan 5, 2025.

    Relevant info for those in a hurry

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    How are we as a society ever going to overcome Salmonella if we recall these foods? We need to build up natural immunity! These should stay on the shelves. I hope RJK jr is on this, as it’s probably the greatest threat to the nation.

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      Yeah, as the new health nut, he should be serving these to the Whitehouse and Congress. Get them off that junk food and PFAS.

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      I heard Elon had a super smart idea to beat inflation by selling salmonella eggs for $0.69/dozen under the brand name SEGGS (salmonella eggs)

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      i say rfk should personally take on testing all the eggs for salmonella and only after hes hand inspected them can they be sold. i only trust the real experts to handle my eggs

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    21 hours ago

    Salmonella and eggs are still a problem in Europe, but not a significantly bigger one than in the U.S., so maybe we should stop bothering to wash our eggs so we don’t have to keep space in our fridges for them any more?

    • EtherWhack@lemmy.world
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      17 hours ago

      I’m thinking it’s more related to their appearance. Murrikans just like the look of washed eggs.

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      Yes but the endotoxin, produced by the bacteria, which gives you the gut cramping and vomiting, is not removed by cooking. In other words, cooking doesn’t remove what makes you sick even if it kills bacteria and viruses.

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      About 1 in 20,000 eggs in the US contains Salmonella. With proper precautions (basic hygiene and cooking to a high temperature of a bit over 70°C), this risk isn’t high. In fact, it’s estimated that the risk eating cooked eggs is a few orders of magnitude lower than raw eggs – about 1 in 68 billion. However, when you absolutely know that you have eggs in a range that have an extremely high risk of Salmonella, this idea is just stupid and not at all worth even the relatively low risk, because the problem you likely run into isn’t the safety of the cooked food – it’s the safety of the handling of the food as you’re preparing it. If your next grocery trip is a ways out, the eggs might spoil, but the UPC is what Costco cares about here. If you can’t be bothered, then you should probably just toss them.

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            Kinda! At 10% ethanol (20 proof), you don’t get new growth. Up to around 50%, it kills salmonella slowly. So about 1 part 151 to 2 parts not and you’re golden.

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    The targeted egg cartons were sold in 25 Costco stores in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee beginning Nov. 22.

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      You’re being downvoted but that’s almost certainly where the risk is - people not washing their hands after touching the eggs. As someone with our own hens, we’re 100% used to having to wash our hands after handling eggs, but most people we know are blithely unaware of the risk.

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    Costco eggs are the worst. Thin shells really weird runny yolks. They creeper us out, both the regular and organic.

    Most costco food is a bit terrifying, bit these were the most obviously scary. Why anyone would but them twice is beyond me.

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      17 hours ago

      You might have gotten grade A eggs, which are more used for things like baking and recipes where the egg is blended in with something to where it’s more used as a binder. Them being cheaper due to a lower grade while still achieving the same end product and with the bulk amount small restaurants/bakeries would buy at any one time, it makes sense that Costco would sell them.

      AA graded eggs are what you and most other are likely used to, as they are more intended for being ‘prepared’ as a primary ingredient like for a scramble, an omelet or even poaching.

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        They are older and cheaply sourced.

        You can tell their freshness and the thin shells and extremely pale yolk tells me about their feed.

        Funny that I say they are not good, and people don’t seem to like that in a discussion about how these eggs could kill you. Lol.

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          I think it’s more that the quality of eggs (at least in the US) is regulated by the USDA and their food safety by the FDA. And if they are trying to sell mis-labeled or past-dated products, something is wrong and needs to be reported.

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      20 hours ago

      They just make eggs different at Costco. :p

      I promise that Costco assembles theirs from only the highest quality chicken parts. Leg eggs being their best and most expensive. You’re buying wing eggs, which are known to be cost savers so poor folks can eat too.

      Welcome to Costco. I love you!