Raw eggs cause food poisoning

On the occasion of the end of the year, scientists from the French National Institute of Preventive Medicine (INVS) have just reminded in the Weekly Epidemiological Journal (BEH) that raw eggs in dishes are one The main factors that cause salmonella infection, the cause of food poisoning.

According to BEH, simple hygienic recommendations regarding egg storage can help reduce these poisonings, as well as consolidate information for people with weak health (patients, tall people). age, young children) about the risk associated with consuming raw or unripe eggs.

According to BEH statistics, over 10 years in France, more than 80,000 people suffered from food poisoning, of which 45 died. The main agent is identified as salmonella (64% of cases). This bacterium also caused 49% of deaths (22 people).

Eggs or raw or cooked egg products are responsible for 59% of salmonella infections.

The magazine specifically mentioned the case of two elderly people in a nursing home who died in 2001 after being infected with salmonella by eating a dessert made of raw eggs. But the most recorded area in 10 years is school canteen in southwestern France: 210 students have been infected with salmonella after taking a dish with mayonnaise.