The Toronto Star carried a story about a Toronto woman buying eggs from Mennonite farmers and distributing them to friends and neighbours.
The story went on to say "Jim Chan, manager of healthy environments for Toronto Public Health, says shoppers should ask if the eggs have been graded and are legal. "Just because it says farm fresh, that's not good enough. Everything's farm fresh, it's not like the guy got them out of his basement," says Chan.
"Chan's staff cracked down on egg vendors in February and March. Six vendors were notified they will be charged for having ungraded eggs. By law, eggs must be sorted, washed, and inspected to be free of leaks and cracks. Only Canada Grade A eggs are allowed for human consumption.
"If there is a hairline crack you could get salmonella or bacteria inside the shell which can lead to real health problems," says Chan.
Strange how somebody selling eggs produced without quota faces gets inspected by Toronto's health unit, but the same health unit does no checks of eggs from Gray Ridge or Burnbrae. I guess they don't read the allegations in the lawsuits filed against the two dominant egg graders.
