Stamped Eggs Are Good
Eggs This Easter!
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Look out for stamped eggs in Queensland like
the one above. |
Whether you're pregnant, nursing or a mum of small
kids, healthy food and proper nutrition is front of mind.
Food that ensures your health and safety and that
of your family, is of upmost importance. While there are a few food
groups that can cause concern to at-risk groups - with the introduction
of compulsory egg stamping in Queensland it's great news for eggs.
Safe Food Production Queensland and the Queensland
egg industry have worked hard to introduce egg stamping - which enables
eggs to be traced back to the producer.
This means, when you find an egg producer who is
delivering what you want in an egg, you can easily identify them and
consistently purchase their product. Conversely, should there be any
problems with the quality of the eggs, it's easy to trace and rectify
quickly.
It is an important final step in a quality assurance
and traceability program. Egg stamping also provides a way for consumers
to check that they are getting what they paid for - sound, fresh, good
quality eggs.
Safe Food Production Queensland CEO, Dr Barbara Wilson
says, "It doesn't matter if your prefered eggs are free range, caged
or organic - if your egg is stamped it means it has been produced by
a person with an approved food safety program.
"Egg stamps use food safe ink and often form the
letters of the farm name. These stamps are unique to the person who
produced the egg."
Under a person's food safety program, they must stamp
each and every egg, and make sure it is produced safely to reduce risks
to food safety, like removing cracked, or dirty eggs which can carry
salmonella.
So far, Queenland is the only state where egg stamping
is compulsory and the results of this industry and government push speak
for themselves with Queensland the only state in Australia where food
borne illness related to eggs is not on the rise.
So next time you're out shopping look for the good
egg - a stamped egg!
To find out what farm your egg was laid on and or
more information on good eggs visit the egg scheme section at www.safefood.qld.gov.au.
Release Date: 18th March 2008
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