- Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food released report
- Risk of salmonella in eggs produced under the Lion scheme is ‘very low’
- The Food Standards Authority has launched a consultation into the matter
- Will decide whether to officially change advice on eggs in 8 weeks time
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Raw or runny eggs are safe for pregnant women to eat, a safety committee has recommended.
There is ‘very low’ risk of salmonella from UK eggs produced under the Lion code, a report from the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food said.
It has called on the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to officially amend its advice on the consumption of eggs for those ‘vulnerable’ to infection.
The FSA says it has launched an eight week consultation into the matter and will review whether it will change its advice shortly.
However, so far, the advice on eating lightly cooked eggs has not changed.
Raw or runny eggs are safe for pregnant women to eat, a report from the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food said
The Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food report said it was the ‘strong view’ of the committee the risk of salmonella was now very low.
It said there had been a ‘major reduction in the microbiological risk from salmonella in UK hen shell eggs’ since a report it produced in 2001.
This is especially the case for eggs produced under the Lion Code quality assurance scheme, it added.
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The low risk means eggs produced under the Lion code – or an equivalent code – can be served raw or lightly cooked to all groups in society, it continued.
This includes ‘those that are more vulnerable to infection, in domestic and non-domestic settings, including care homes and hospitals.’
The committee added the recommendation is not intended to include ‘severely immunocompromised individuals’.
However, it does include vulnerable groups in general including pregnant women, the young and the elderly.
Experts said the risk of salmonella poisoning from eggs produced under the Lion scheme is now ‘very low’
The Chief Medical Officer and FSA have previously said eating raw and lightly-cooked eggs is risky.
Historically the FSA’s advice has always been ‘eating raw eggs, eggs with runny yolks or any food that is uncooked or only lightly cooked and contains raw eggs may cause food poisoning’.
But it may now changes its advice after its consultation is complete.
A statement from the FSA said: ‘Following committee approval and a UK-wide consultation of the report, the FSA has agreed to examine its advice taking into account the committee’s conclusions and recommendations.’
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