§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment has been made by the Food Standards Agency of the possible risks to human health of allowing ungraded eggs to be sold unmarked. [184196]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe microbiological status of eggs does not affect whether they are graded and marked.
369WThe sale of ungraded eggs, whether marked or not, is subject to the same food safety rules that apply to graded eggs, and in the circumstances, no particular assessment has been made of the possible risks to public health of allowing ungraded eggs to be sold unmarked.