Journey of the Egg - Safety

•	Brief History of Eggs

•	Journey of the Egg

•	Canada's Egg Farms

•	Down on the Farm

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•	Egg Safety

•	Grading Station

•	Grading Process

•	Making the Grade

•	Breaking Station

•	At the Store

•	Egg Handling at Home

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•	Eggs for Energy

•	Cholesterol

•	Brain Food for Kids

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•	References

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Journey of the Egg

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Down on the Farm
Egg Safety

Providing good care for farm animals is the top priority of Canada's egg farmers. Farmers will often work with poultry specialists and veterinarians to design flock health. The hens are checked daily to ensure that they are healthy, and are eating and drinking as needed. Egg farmers adhere to the national guidelines of the Start Clean - Stay Clean^TM program, which is a national producer program to ensure that farmers are producing safe, clean, high-quality eggs. Egg farms are inspected regularly to ensure that farmers are following program requirements. In January 2003, an updated Code of Practice was published by the Canadian Agri-Food Research Council. The Code contains science-based recommendations for hen care. The Code is the most up-to-date and documented Canadian reference for the proper hen care. The Canadian egg industry is developing a verification program to demonstrate that egg producers take the health and care of their hens very seriously. Under the verification program, inspectors will check for best practices used in poultry farming and handling, and for the farm's adherence to the Code's recommendations.