# Red spots in eggs
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-spots-in-eggs/807254
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports
**Created:** [January 22, 2018, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-spots-in-eggs/807254 "2018-01-22T23:23:01Z")
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### Author:  [@grue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grue)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2018, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-spots-in-eggs/807254/1 "2018-01-22T23:23:01Z")
Column: [Are red spots in eggs dangerous? - The Straight Dope](https://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1460/are-red-spots-in-eggs-dangerous/)
What are the implications of blood spots on an egg’s kosher/pareve status, though? Kashrut laws are notoriously complicated and capricious in these matters.
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### Author:  [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2018, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-spots-in-eggs/807254/2 "2018-01-23T02:33:34Z")
> **[Halachic Status of Blood Spots In Eggs - OU Kosher](https://oukosher.org/blog/kosher-professionals/eggs-and-blood-spots/)**
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> While in the past finding blood spots in eggs might have signified the beginning of an embryo, today’s methods virtually ensure this isn't so.
““Blood” Spots: Far rarer than protein spots, these generally appear in the egg yolk. … If the blood spot is noticed after cooking, the individual egg with the spot should not be eaten. However, there is no problem with the utensils or with other eggs cooked in the pan.”
(However, I certainly defer to anyone posting here with more/better knowledge than myself, which is quite possible.)