Flashcards in Eggs and Egg Products Deck (11):
What are the Steps in Egg Processing?
Collect eggs from hens
Sort edible and inedible eggs
Store and Transport eggs
What are the natural Antimicrobial Defenses of eggs?
Physical barriers to bacteria entry (Shell, cuticle, and shell membranes)
Antimicrobial proteins (Lysozymes in albumen and IgA and IgM and IgG)
Interior egg pH
What is the interior egg pH?
Egg Product Inspection Act
Mandatory Inspection of eggs and egg products for safety and adulteration
Who is in charged of the safety of shell eggs in the USA?
Who is in charge of the safety of egg products and imported shell eggs?
Eggs that are not good quality - similar to "condemned" in meat
What are the characteristics of inedible eggs?
Rotten or sour eggs
Eggs with green whites (Pseudomonas)
Eggs with stuck yolk
Moldy eggs or musty eggs
Eggs with bloody rings or embryonic chicks
Containing or contaminated with any unsafe pesticide, food additive, or dye
Where does Salmonella enteritidis infect?
Ovaries of healthy-appearing hens