Home Contributions Please help our efforts by donating. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. The Centers for Disease Control recently noted that many times when people believe they are suffering from the flu, they are actually showing symptoms of salmonella poisoning from egg ingestion. The shell of the egg is comprised of approximately 6000 pores.
Eggs are porous and can and do absorb external contaminants.
We must insist that the environment in which eggs are produced is clean and healthy. For years, the Food and Drug Administration has attempted to convince the egg industry to voluntarily place cooking instructions on egg cartons to minimize the risk of salmonella transmission. However, the power of the egg industry has assured this hasn't happened. For more, go to United Poultry Concerns website which offers a vast array of information regarding the relationships between battery caged hens and human health issues.