Eggs
Food Safety
Eggs can be a part of a healthy diet. However, they are perishable just like raw meat, poultry, and fish. To be safe, they must be properly refrigerated and cooked.
- Coloring Eggs
MDH food safety fact sheet on handling eggs safely before, during, and after the hunt.
- USDA: Egg Products and Food Safety
USDA facts on egg and egg product safety.
- Foodsafety.gov: Eggs and Egg Products
Food safety information on handling and preparing eggs safely from foodsafety.gov.
- Foodsafety.gov: Homemade Eggnog: Make it Safely
This will help you update eggnog recipes to avoid the risk of foodborne illness.
- FDA: Playing it Safe With Eggs: What Consumers Need to Know
The US FDA fact sheet about eggs.
Last Updated: 09/25/2026