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Chicago Company Offers Up Solution to 'Dirty' Eggs Dilemma: Go Pasteurized to Avoid Food-Borne Illness

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, October 25th, 2009

No one intends or wants to eat a "dirty" food but that's just what the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Center for Science in the Public Interest has labeled eggs, one of the country's most popular foods, this week. In fact, eggs were ranked number two on the list of so-called "dirty" foods.

However, egg safety leader National Pasteurized Eggs, Inc., (NPE) is encouraging consumers to simply do what they do when they choose safe milk, juice or cheese: choose pasteurized for safety. To help educate and restore confidence in eggs, NPE is now offering recipes, food safety tips and coupons for pasteurized eggs at www.safeeggs.com.

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