Janet Puistonen wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article >,
> > Doug Weller > wrote:
> >
> >> Is there a problem with raw egg whites? This is a recipe from long
> >> ago, remember. It wouldn't bother me now though.
> >>
> >> Doug
> >
> > Fear of salmonella. Infants, elderly, and those with compromised
> > immune systems are advised some caution, I guess.
>
> The food police have everyone running scared.
>
> But I think the risk is supposed to be much lower with whites than yolks.
>
If the flock has salmonella, the chickens aren't going to infect the
yolks and not the whites. All of the egg is at risk, in this case,
inside and out.

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