The Maldives Food and Drug Authority (MFDA) has advised people to be cautious when buying chicken eggs.
The MFDA said in a statement today that the handling, sale and storage of chicken eggs poses a high risk of food safety. Hence they asked to be vary of the following when buying chicken eggs:
- Do not buy eggs that are dirty
- Prefer to buy chilled (refrigerated) eggs
- Check the expiration date of eggs and do not use expired eggs
- Do not buy cracked eggs
- Do not buy more eggs than you need
- Do not use washed eggs (washing eggs allows germs and chemicals to reach the inside of the eggs)
- Store eggs in the refrigerator to prevent other foods from getting stuck
- Foods prepared using unroasted eggs should be kept at the required temperature and should not be kept outside the refrigerator for more than two hours
