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Raw Egg May Be Safer Than Once Thought
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Last year a major outbreak of salmonella chilled lovers of dishes
such as Caesar salad all across the country. But according to the
U.S. Agriculture Department and the December 1994, issue of the
University of California/Berkeley Wellness Newsletter, the risk of
the stomach-upsetting salmonella from eating raw or partially cooked
eggs is overstated.
USDA scientists point out that only about one egg in 10,000 is
contaminated. On top of that, most of the contaminated eggs contain
only ...
