By (USA Today) Last week in a series of morning TV interviews, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg told consumers that they should reject over-easy eggs and avoid “runny egg yolks for mopping up with toast.”
Carol Tucker-Foreman, an assistant secretary of agriculture under President Carter who’s worked on food policy at Consumer Federation of America for decades, asks:
“Should egg cartons be required to carry a message that says ‘Warning — to protect your health and the health of those in your household, you should assume that these eggs are contaminated with Salmonella Enteriditis and must be handled carefully in order to avoid possible illness?’ ”
At IHOP, all egg dishes that can come undercooked are marked with an asterisk. A note at the bottom of the menu says “Notice: items marked with an * may be cooked to order. Consuming raw or undercooked meat or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.” At Denny’s the wording is “Eggs served over easy, poached sunnyside up or soft boiled may be undercooked and will only be served upon the consumers’ request.”
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