Egg storage times: EFSA assesses public health risks
date:Aug 01, 2014
n multiply more rapidly as the temperature and storage time rise. However, thoroughly cooking eggs reduces the risk of infection, explains John Griffin, Chair of the Biological Hazards Panel.

Keeping eggs refrigerated is the only way to reduce the increased risk of infections due to extended storage. However, if the sell-by date and best-before date were extended for more than three weeks, the risk increases- even with refrigeration in shops.

This scientific advice was requested by the Europe
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