# Health Risks of Eggs?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-risks-of-eggs/750466>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 28, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-risks-of-eggs/750466 "2016-03-28T15:52:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mdcastle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-risks-of-eggs/750466/1 "2016-03-28T15:52:53Z")

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So are eggs either safe to eat or not, or is there kind of a spectrum where the risk gradually increases, like raw \> sunny side up \> over easy \> over medium \> cooked hard. Is cooking hard really necessary, or is that just CYA type language?

If I’m scrambling eggs, is it OK if they’re somewhat runny or do I have to make sure every last bit of liquid is solidified? What about stirring eggs that are almost done with the same spoon I was using to stir them raw?