# How can you kill bacteria in eggs without cooking them?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-kill-bacteria-in-eggs-without-cooking-them/316365>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 9, 2005, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-kill-bacteria-in-eggs-without-cooking-them/316365 "2005-08-09T23:59:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-kill-bacteria-in-eggs-without-cooking-them/316365/21 "2005-08-10T08:26:09Z")

</div>

Or you could just get your eggs from Norway. We have very little salmonella. 😃

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-kill-bacteria-in-eggs-without-cooking-them/316365/22 "2005-08-10T13:42:16Z")

</div>

I got a dozen pasteurized eggs from a conveinence store near a friend’s place years ago. They stayed good for a very long while; I recall the expiration date being over a month in the future! This is very handy as I don’t use a lot of eggs, and so end up buying a half-dozen only to use 1 or 2, then let the rest sit until they go bad. However, I can’t find any more of these in my local supermarkets!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-kill-bacteria-in-eggs-without-cooking-them/316365/23 "2005-08-10T15:35:06Z")

</div>

> [@naita](#):
>
> Or you could just get your eggs from Norway. We have very little salmonella. 😃

Not disputing you, but do you have a cite about this. I had thought pretty much all chickens were salmonella laden little blighters. If there are farming methods that are both practical and keep the salmonella levels low it would be good to push for the use of such methods here.

Is there any noticable difference between pasturised and non-pasturised eggs in flavour or consistancy? I like to live somewhat dangerously with eggs and if pasturised eggs are good then I’ll look out for them for a little extra safety.

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-kill-bacteria-in-eggs-without-cooking-them/316365.md?page=1)