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Eggs
Eggs can be a part of a healthy diet. However, they are perishable just like raw meat, poultry, and fish. To be safe, they must be properly refrigerated and cooked.
- Coloring Eggs
MDH food safety fact sheet on handling eggs safely before, during, and after the hunt.
- Egg Products and Food Safety: USDA
USDA facts on egg and egg product safety.
- Eggs and Egg Products: Foodsafety.gov
Food safety information on handling and preparing eggs safely from foodsafety.gov.
- Homemade Eggnog: Make it Safely: Foodsafety.gov
This will help you update eggnog recipes to avoid the risk of foodborne illness.
- Playing it Safe With Eggs: What Consumers Need to Know: FDA
The US FDA fact sheet about eggs.
Last Updated: 06/16/2025