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Posted 4/14/22

When you are decorating, cooking or hiding real eggs for Easter, extra precautions are needed to enjoy them without the risk of getting sick. Here are some important safe handling tips to …

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When you are decorating, cooking or hiding real eggs for Easter, extra precautions are needed to enjoy them without the risk of getting sick. Here are some important safe handling tips to remember this time of year:

• Inspect the eggs before purchasing and make sure they are not dirty or cracked. Harmful bacteria may enter a cracked egg.

• Store eggs in their original carton in the refrigerator rather than the refrigerator door.

• Wash your hands with soap and water before handling the eggs, when cooking, cooling, dyeing and hiding them. 

• If you are using boiled eggs for the Easter egg hunt, remember these important tips: 1) Discard cracked or dirty eggs and eggs left unrefrigerated for more than two hours. 2) Rinse uncracked eggs and put them in the refrigerator until it’s time to eat them. 3) Do not eat hard-boiled eggs used for an egg hunt or decorations if they have been out at temperatures above 40ºF for more than two hours; discard them.

• Refrigerate hard-cooked eggs in their shells and use them within 1 week.