Josephine Bellamy's Profile

I have read most of the comments and I have to say there is a lot of misconceptions. First, organic/ local farm eggs can have salmonella. It is a naturally occuring organism! Bacteria can be found anywhere. Also, you may want to look into the brand of organic eggs your eating. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/09/shocking-pics-conditions-organic-egg-farms.php
That term is turning into a marketing gimic more than anything. And for the eggland's best fan- they mass produce eggs and their organic ones got some of the worst ratings- that is what the link is for.

Now onto vaccinatations. The second farm involved in the recall vaccinated their hens! In fact most hens are vaccinated atleast once. BUT any hen that has been vaccinated can be reinfected within two weeks. Plus if you are worried about hormones why would you want to consumer vaccines??

Someone also mentioned how the inside of the egg is sterile. Well most of the cases of salmonella and eggs in the past decade come from the inside of the egg, since it is common practice now for the outside to be washed before packaging. Salmonella is passed from a healthy hen's (they show no signs of having salmonella) ovaries to the INSIDE of the egg.

I'm not sure why people are so against pasteurization of eggs. The ones in the shell are great. Read this taste test for yourself. http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/food/sc-food-0910-pasteurized-eggs-20100908,0,4497852.story
The brand Davidson's Safest Choice is what I have been buying for a couple years now, safeeggs.com. Do people not realize that EVERYTHING in the dairy case is pasteurized, except for eggs! Juices, milks, ect.