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Post by pierkiss on Apr 20, 2019 13:53:10 GMT
I think I did something incredibly stupid. If I bought a case of 5 dozen eggs from Costco, and let it sit on my counter for about 4 hours and then hard boiled them, and ate a couple as a test, what do you think the odds are that I accidentally gave my husband and I salmonella poisoning? We are the only 2 who are sick today, the kids didn’t taste any eggs. We all ate the same things yesterday, other than the eggs and none of the kids are sick.
Also, can we still let the kids dye the grass aster eggs today at their grandparents house? They will wash their hands extensivelly after they are done. The eggs will not be eaten, and will be thrown in the trash tomorrow.
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Post by LeaP on Apr 20, 2019 14:20:52 GMT
Salmonella in eggs is rare. Something like 1 in 20,000. I would say the odds are against you getting sick.
ETA especially since you cooked them.
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Post by pierkiss on Apr 20, 2019 14:23:52 GMT
But we are sick now? With like every symptom listed on the CDC website (minus the blood and dehydration). 😢
Are there stomach viruses currently going around?
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Post by librarylady on Apr 20, 2019 14:26:36 GMT
I doubt 4 hours would do anything to the eggs--unless it was 4 hours in 95 degree heat.
Even then, I'd still not be worried....(Do you know for sure the grocery store keeps the eggs refrigerated at ALL TIMES?)
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Post by Just T on Apr 20, 2019 14:27:05 GMT
Doesn't cooking kill salmonella?
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Post by busy on Apr 20, 2019 14:27:54 GMT
I really doubt the eggs are the cause.
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Post by pierkiss on Apr 20, 2019 14:28:11 GMT
I doubt 4 hours would do anything to the eggs--unless it was 4 hours in 95 degree heat. Even then, I'd still not be worried....(Do you know for sure the grocery store keeps the eggs refrigerated at ALL TIMES?) I don’t know. They came from Costco. No idea what their refrigeration policies are. |
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Post by pierkiss on Apr 20, 2019 14:28:30 GMT
Doesn't cooking kill salmonella? It is supposed to. |
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Post by amom23 on Apr 20, 2019 14:29:43 GMT
I really doubt you got sick from the eggs.
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Post by LeaP on Apr 20, 2019 14:31:52 GMT
What else did you eat? Did you eat a restaurant?
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Post by pierkiss on Apr 20, 2019 14:38:52 GMT
What else did you eat? Did you eat a restaurant? We both had gargantuan sandwiches from Jimmy Johns for lunch. The kids also had slim Sammy’s with cheese (either turkey or salami and cheese). For dinner we had pizza from papa Johns. (We do not normally eat fast food for every meal-it was a ridiculously busy day spent away from home until about 6 last night). |
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Post by mom on Apr 20, 2019 14:39:28 GMT
I doubt whatever you have is from the eggs, unless your home was hot (like over 85 inside).
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Post by monklady123 on Apr 20, 2019 14:39:58 GMT
I think the eggs are innocent. Especially since you cooked them *after* you let them sit out.
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Post by sasha on Apr 20, 2019 14:56:56 GMT
My daughter had stomach issues and ended up having a colonoscopy. The dr was able to actually get a stool sample from her during it and found salmonella! We didn't hear the result from the Dr. but got a notice from the health department as it is a reportable communicable disease! Anywho, we don't know how she got it (and this wasn't the cause of stomach issues) but both the Dr. and the health department said it works itself out of the system within a few days to a week w/o treatment. So it's not really that big of a deal as long as you dohnt' have to deal with the health department! My kid had about a 30 minute interview to try to determine where she got it from!
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Post by gar on Apr 20, 2019 15:13:10 GMT
I doubt 4 hours would do anything to the eggs--unless it was 4 hours in 95 degree heat. Even then, I'd still not be worried....(Do you know for sure the grocery store keeps the eggs refrigerated at ALL TIMES?) I don’t know. They came from Costco. No idea what their refrigeration policies are. I don’t generally refrigerate eggs 🤨 Are US eggs different? |
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Post by ashley on Apr 20, 2019 15:15:58 GMT
It’s extremely unlikely that are sick from the eggs. Salmonella is usually on the outside of eggs, so the cooking water certainly would have killed and washed away any potential bacteria.
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Post by christine58 on Apr 20, 2019 15:19:53 GMT
Are there stomach viruses currently going around? There is |
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Post by pierkiss on Apr 20, 2019 15:22:24 GMT
Are there stomach viruses currently going around? There is Oh no! Which ones??!?! |
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Post by pierkiss on Apr 20, 2019 15:23:20 GMT
I don’t know. They came from Costco. No idea what their refrigeration policies are. I don’t generally refrigerate eggs 🤨 Are US eggs different? Lol. Probably not. 😄But everyone refrigerates their eggs here because that’s the recommendation to keep them fresh. |
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Post by christine58 on Apr 20, 2019 15:24:10 GMT
Which ones?? They don't have names. I just know some have had this recently. It was not the eggs |
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Post by Basket1lady on Apr 20, 2019 15:28:03 GMT
I don’t know. They came from Costco. No idea what their refrigeration policies are. I don’t generally refrigerate eggs 🤨 Are US eggs different? Yes they are. US eggs are washed before selling them and a protective coating gets washed away (along with the poo). Thus they need to be refrigerated. European chickens are vaccinated against salmonella, are not given their soapy bath, and the protective coating remains on the eggs. So they don’t need to be refrigerated. |
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Post by librarylady on Apr 20, 2019 15:28:18 GMT
Eggs in the US are different.
In the US, the commercial egg companies wash the eggs before packing them for retail sale. That removes a protective coating that nature has on the eggs. (Unless you are purchasing the eggs from an individual who may/may not do so)
In other nations, the eggs are not washed and the protective coating is still there.
So, US eggs need to be refrigerated.
Not so true in other nations.
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Post by mustlovecats on Apr 20, 2019 15:29:16 GMT
Norovirus is making the rounds in our community presently. |
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Post by pierkiss on Apr 20, 2019 15:31:10 GMT
Norovirus is making the rounds in our community presently. Oh crap. We have had that before. Hopefully it’s not that otherwise we should be having a really gross Easter tomorrow as I’m sure the kids will catch it too. |
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Post by pierkiss on Apr 20, 2019 15:47:30 GMT
My father in law was just here to collect our kids. He said that he had the same thing on Thursday. But that it was a 1 day bug. So here’s hoping it’s gone by tomorrow and none of our kiddos catch it. The Shipt lady also said there was a stomach bug going around town right now.
The peas are always a voice of reason and a wealth of information. I had no idea there were differences in eggs between Europe and the US. Thanks guys!
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Post by YooHoot on Apr 20, 2019 15:50:23 GMT
I don’t know. They came from Costco. No idea what their refrigeration policies are. I don’t generally refrigerate eggs 🤨 Are US eggs different? I was just going to say that most European countries don't refrigerate their eggs. They are on store shelves like chips and canned goods. I doubt you got sick from eggs sitting out for 4 hours. |
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Post by mrst on Apr 20, 2019 16:25:41 GMT
Eggs shouldn't be stored in a fridge anyway. They certainly aren't in the UK or Spain in stores ,although most people store them in the fridge at home.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2019 16:28:55 GMT
Perhaps food poisoning from another bacteria? According to USDA:
Temperature fluctuation is critical to safety. With the concern about Salmonella, eggs gathered from laying hens should be refrigerated as soon as possible. After eggs are refrigerated, they need to stay that way. A cold egg left out at room temperature can sweat, facilitating the movement of bacteria into the egg and increasing the growth of bacteria. Refrigerated eggs should not be left out more than 2 hours.
If the rest of the eggs will be dyed, but not eaten, I think you'll be fine.
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Post by mustlovecats on Apr 20, 2019 16:31:03 GMT
Eggs shouldn't be stored in a fridge anyway. They certainly aren't in the UK or Spain in stores ,although most people store them in the fridge at home. In the US this is incorrect due to the different processing of commercial eggs. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2019 16:40:12 GMT
I don’t know. They came from Costco. No idea what their refrigeration policies are. I don’t generally refrigerate eggs 🤨 Are US eggs different? They're washed whereas our aren't gar Commercial washing the eggs removes the protective film on the shell.....something like that  OP - Like others, I doubt it would be the eggs, being that you hard boiled them. Raw eggs or lightly boiled eggs are the salmonella risk eggs.. |
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