Eggs recalled around the country after Salmonella is found

I don't think refrigeration is the problem. I NEVER refrigerate my eggs. The inside isn't contaminated - it's the outside. If you wash your eggs with soapy water you should never get sick.I love this , So does My boyfriend .he is almost 11year older than me .i met him via agelov er.c om a nice place for seeking age le ss love.which gives you a chance to make your life better and open opportunities for you to meet the attractive young girls and treat you like a king. Maybe you wanna check it out or tell your friends.. Just love it

STICK TO THE SUBJECT, STUPID AND STOP HAWKING YOUR WRES !

The problem is NOT limited to farmers not processing the eggs fast enough. I *believe* that Consumer Rpts did a study wherein they sent undercover people into grocery stores specifically to check on how dairy products were handled in the back of the store. They found many instances were eggs were left on the wheeled storage rack in the back of the store in an UN-chilled area - and one store left them out for THREE days. Its been a while, so I do not remember the date of the story, nor the specific grocery stores that were named, so you will have to check their files to get more detailed info.
The bottom line is that you can't blame the salmonella problem on just one thing. Everybody down the line has to do their part to keep foods safe, including those of us on the consumer end when possible; unfortunately, that is often NOT done properly.
And here's an interesting side-note on your comment about the heat being the problem. My grandmother in Temple TX always had chickens; not a lot; perhaps a couple dozen. They always stored the eggs in a metal bucket just inside the kitchen door, right where the heat would blast in every time someone walked in or out. She would leave the eggs there for at least 7 to 10 days. She never refrigerated her eggs - and they were never washed (until right before use) because that would remove the "bloom" from the eggs which helps insulate the egg from outside bacterial influences, and keeps them moist inside.
Think about this; when the hens are trying to hatch eggs, they have to be protected from bacteria and whatnot while the chick is developing. If the eggs were to rot very quickly, we'd have no more chickens to worry about.
When the eggs are washed for obvious cleanliness reasons at the factory, it removes the bloom - and the protection. So, the factories put edible oil on them to try to replace the original bloom, but I suspect Mother Nature does a far better job in the first place. No one EVER got salmonella or any other food poisoning from my grandmother's eggs - ever.

although your theory would make sense to an idiot....if the eggs were rotten no one would eat them...rotten eggs dont appear healthy ever so anyone eating rotten eggs is either blind or stupid.....Salmonella infection is a common bacterial disease that affects the intestinal tract. which means these chickens are sick prior to laying eggs...heating and cooling has nothing to do with it

so many of these recalls could most likely be avoided if things were just cleaner...whether it be our lettuce washed more efficiently or the chickens raised in better environments or higher quality products put in our pet foods...look at this on just simple hand-washing http://bit.ly/washyourhands and how many people are endangering us by not using soap and water or even drying effectively. they're giving away free soap bars at http://bit.ly/smartsamples i think the offer was towards the bottom of the list.

Salmonella occurs naturally in the hen's intestinal tract which is also where the eggs emerge. Salmonella is not harmful to chickens. It is to humans. Eggs need to be washed to remove the bacteria from the shell. I

You are full of it. The insides are not what has anything wrong, it is the outside of the eggs that need to be cleaned before breaking them open. If you would hard boil the eggs, it would also get rid of the yucky stuff on the outside and not get you sick even if it did have salmonella on the shells.

Kathy, read the bottom of the article, it's Wright County Egg.

You are actually doing yourself harm in doing this UNLESS you are washing them just before you use them. Hens coat eggs with a protective film as they are passed out of the body. That protective film prevents bacteria from getting in through the porous shell. Dirty living conditions (chicken farms) is how samonella gets going. That's why I raise my own in my suburban backyard!