The
Extraordinary
EGG
Jou
rne
y
of
t
h
e
egg
e
from
the
farm
to
your
tabl
Let’s
Follow
the
Journey
of
the
Egg
Here
is
the
extraordinary
story
about
eggs
and
the
journey
they
take
from
the
farm
to
your
table!
Find
out:
1
ͻ,ŽǁĨĂƌŵĞƌƐĐĂƌĞ ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŚĞŶƐĂŶĚŚŽǁ
ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐĂƌĞƉƵƚŝŶƚŽ
ƉůĂĐĞƚŽŬĞĞƉĞŐŐƐƐĂĨĞ͘
ͻďŽƵƚƚŚĞŐƌĂĚŝŶŐ
ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĂŶĚŚŽǁƚŚĞ
ďĞƐƚƋƵĂůŝƚLJĞŐŐƐĞŶĚ
ƵƉŝŶLJŽƵƌƌĞĨƌŝŐĞƌĂƚŽƌ͘
ͻdŚĂƚĞŐŐƐĂƌĞŽŶĞŽĨ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ͛ƐŵŽƐƚŶƵƚƌŝƟŽƵƐ
foods.
It
All
Starts
at
the
Hatchery
At
the
hatchery,
eggs
from
ďƌĞĞĚŝŶŐŇŽĐŬƐĂƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚŝŶ
ŝŶĐƵďĂƚŽƌƐ͘ŌĞƌϮϭĚĂLJƐ͕ƚŚĞ
ĞŐŐƐŚĂƚĐŚĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŚŝĐŬƐ
ĂƌĞŚŽƵƐĞĚŝŶĂƉƵůůĞƚďĂƌŶ
;ĂƉƵůůĞƚŝƐĂLJŽƵŶŐŚĞŶͿ͘ƚ
ϭϵǁĞĞŬƐŽĨĂŐĞ͕ƚŚĞŚĞŶƐĂƌĞ
transferred
to
a
farm
to
begin
ůĂLJŝŶŐĞŐŐƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŶĞdžƚϭϮ
ŵŽŶƚŚƐ͘dŚĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞůĂLJŝŶŐ
ŚĞŶĐĂŶůĂLJŽǀĞƌϯϬϬĞŐŐƐ
ŝŶŽŶĞLJĞĂƌͲƚŚĂƚ͛ƐĂďŽƵƚϭ
egg
a
day.
These
eggs
are
not
ĨĞƌƟůŝnjĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞǁŝůů
ŶŽƚŚĂƚĐŚŝŶƚŽĐŚŝĐŬƐ͖ƚŚĞLJ
ĂƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚƐƚƌŝĐƚůLJĨŽƌ
ĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶ͘
Life
on
the
Egg
Farm
KŶƐŽŵĞĨĂƌŵƐ͕ƚŚĞŚĞŶƐĂƌĞŬĞƉƚŝŶĂĨƌĞĞƌƵŶŚŽƵƐŝŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵ͕
ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞLJĐĂŶǁĂůŬĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŇŽŽƌŽĨƚŚĞůĂLJďĂƌŶ͘ǀĂƌŝĂƟŽŶ
ŽĨƚŚĞĨƌĞĞƌƵŶŚĞŶŚŽƵƐĞŝƐƚŚĞĂǀŝĂƌLJǁŚŝĐŚŚĂƐĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚůĞǀĞůƐ
ĨŽƌƚŚĞďŝƌĚƐ͘KƚŚĞƌĨĂƌŵƐŚĂǀĞĨƌĞĞƌĂŶŐĞŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐ
ƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽĨƌĞĞƌƵŶ͕ĞdžĐĞƉƚƚŚĞŚĞŶƐŚĂǀĞĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƚŚĞŽƵƚĚŽŽƌƐ
ŝŶĂĨĞŶĐĞĚͲŽīƉĂƐƚƵƌĞ͘
,ĞŶƐĂƌĞŚŽƵƐĞĚĂǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨ
ǁĂLJƐŝŶĂŶĂĚĂ͘ĂŶĂĚĂ͛ƐĞŐŐ
ĨĂƌŵĞƌƐŚĂǀĞƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞĚƚŽ
ǁŚĂƚĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƌƐǁĂŶƚďLJ
ŽīĞƌŝŶŐĂĐŚŽŝĐĞŽĨĞŐŐƐĨƌŽŵ
ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚŬŝŶĚƐŽĨŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ͘
Whether
raised
in
cages,
free
ƌƵŶďĂƌŶƐŽƌƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚƉĂƐƚƵƌĞ
ĨŽƌƌĂŶŐŝŶŐ͕ƚŚĞŚĞŶƐĂƌĞǁĞůů
ůŽŽŬĞĚĂŌĞƌ͘tŚŝůĞƟŵĞƐĂŶĚ
ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJŚĂǀĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ͕ƚŚĞ
ůĞǀĞůŽĨĐĂƌĞǁĞŐŝǀĞŽƵƌŚĞŶƐ
hasn’t.
KŶŵŽƐƚĂŶĂĚŝĂŶĞŐŐĨĂƌŵƐ͕
hens
are
housed
in
cages
ŝŶƐŝĚĞƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞͲĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚ
ůĂLJŝŶŐďĂƌŶƐǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞLJĐĂŶďĞ
ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ
ĂŶĚĨƌŽŵƉƌĞĚĂƚŽƌƐůŝŬĞĨŽdžĞƐ͕
ǁŽůǀĞƐ͕ŚĂǁŬƐĂŶĚǁĞĂƐĞůƐ͘
ŐŐƐŐĞŶƚůLJƌŽůůŽŶƚŽĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ
ďĞůƚƐĂŶĚĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŚĞŶ͛Ɛ
manure.
Feed
,ĞĂůƚŚLJ,ĞŶƐ
dĂŬŝŶŐŐŽŽĚĐĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĞŶƐŝƐĞŐŐĨĂƌŵĞƌƐ
ŶƵŵďĞƌŽŶĞƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ͕ŶŽŵĂƩĞƌǁŚĂƚŬŝŶĚŽĨ
housing
system
is
used.
It’s
a
commitment
ƚŚĂƚŵƵƐƚďĞŵĞƚƐĞǀĞŶĚĂLJƐĂǁĞĞŬ͘/ƚ
ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐĨĂƌŵĞƌƐƚŽĐŚĞĐŬŽŶƚŚĞŝƌŚĞŶƐ
ĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJ͕ĨĞĞĚƚŚĞŝƌďŝƌĚƐĂďĂůĂŶĐĞĚĚŝĞƚ
ǁŝƚŚĂůůŽĨƚŚĞǀŝƚĂŵŝŶƐĂŶĚŵŝŶĞƌĂůƐŶĞĞĚĞĚ͕
ĂŶĚƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĚ
ǀĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚŝƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJ͘
zĞƐ͕ƚŚĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJŽĨƚĂŬŝŶŐĐĂƌĞŽĨůĂLJŝŶŐ
ŚĞŶƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐŵƵĐŚǁŽƌŬďƵƚŽƵƌĂŶĂĚŝĂŶ
ĞŐŐĨĂƌŵĞƌƐǁŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚŚĂǀĞŝƚĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌǁĂLJ͘
>ĂLJŝŶŐŚĞŶƐǁŝůůŽŶůLJƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĂŶƟďŝŽƟĐƐŝŶǀĞƌLJƌĂƌĞŽƌƐƉĞĐŝĂů
ĐŝƌĐƵŵƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ͘dŚĞLJĂƌĞĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚďLJ,ĞĂůƚŚĂŶĂĚĂĂŶĚǁŽƵůĚ
ŽŶůLJďĞƵƐĞĚƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞĐĂƌĞŽĨĂǀĞƚĞƌŝŶĂƌŝĂŶ͘/ƚŝƐŝůůĞŐĂůƚŽŐŝǀĞ
ŚŽƌŵŽŶĞƐŽƌƐƚĞƌŽŝĚƐƚŽŚĞŶƐƚŚĂƚůĂLJĞŐŐƐ͘dŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞĐĂƐĞĨŽƌ
ĂůůĞŐŐƐLJŽƵďƵLJ͕ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƚŚĞLJďĞƌĞŐƵůĂƌǁŚŝƚĞŽƌďƌŽǁŶ͕ĨƌĞĞ
range,
free
run
or
organic.
2
ŐŐWƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ
ƐƐŽŽŶĂƐƚŚĞĞŐŐƐĂƌĞůĂŝĚ͕ƚŚĞLJƌŽůůĚŽǁŶƚŚĞĐĂŐĞ
ŽŶƚŽĂĐŽŶǀĞLJŽƌďĞůƚ͘dŚĞLJĂƌĞŽŌĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞĚƵƐŝŶŐĂ
ůĂƐĞƌĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐŽƚŚĞĞŐŐĨĂƌŵĞƌĐĂŶƚƌĂĐŬƚŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌ
ŽĨĞŐŐƐƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĞĂĐŚĚĂLJ͘ŐŐƐĂƌĞĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚĚĂŝůLJ
ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĐŽŶǀĞLJŽƌďĞůƚĂŶĚƉůĂĐĞĚŝŶĂĐŽŽůƌŽŽŵ
ƵŶƟůƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƌĞĂĚLJƚŽďĞŐƌĂĚĞĚ͘
ŽůŽƵƌ͘͘͘tŚĂƚ͛ƐƚŚĞŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ
dŚĞŵŽƐƚĐŽŵŵŽŶůĂLJŝŶŐŚĞŶŝŶĂŶĂĚĂŝƐƚŚĞtŚŝƚĞ
>ĞŐŚŽƌŶͲĂƐŵĂůůďŝƌĚƚŚĂƚůĂLJƐǁŚŝƚĞĞŐŐƐ͘dŚĞZŚŽĚĞ
/ƐůĂŶĚZĞĚŚĞŶǁŚŝĐŚůĂLJƐďƌŽǁŶĞŐŐƐ͕ŝƐĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ
ĐŽŵŵŽŶďƌĞĞĚ͘dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŶŽŶƵƚƌŝƟŽŶĂůĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ
ďĞƚǁĞĞŶǁŚŝƚĞĂŶĚďƌŽǁŶĞŐŐƐ͘
dŚĞĐŽůŽƵƌŽĨƚŚĞĞŐŐLJŽůŬŝƐĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚďLJƚŚĞĨĞĞĚĂ
ŚĞŶĞĂƚƐ͘ŚĞŶƚŚĂƚĞĂƚƐĂǁŚĞĂƚͲďĂƐĞĚĚŝĞƚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐ
ŵŽƌĞĐŽŵŵŽŶŝŶƚŚĞǁĞƐƚĞƌŶƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐ͕ǁŝůůƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ
ĞŐŐƐǁŝƚŚƉĂůĞLJĞůůŽǁLJŽůŬƐ͕ǁŚŝůĞĂŚĞŶƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƐ
ĂĐŽƌŶŽƌĂůĨĂůĨĂͲďĂƐĞĚĚŝĞƚƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƐĞŐŐƐǁŝƚŚĚĂƌŬ
LJĞůůŽǁLJŽůŬƐ͘
zŽůŬŽůŽƵƌ
3
On
Farm
Food
Safety
&ĂƌŵĞƌƐƚĂŬĞŐƌĞĂƚĐĂƌĞƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĞŝƌ
ĞŐŐƐŵĞĞƚƚŚĞŚŝŐŚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚďLJ
ĂŶĂĚŝĂŶƐ͘&ŽŽĚƐĂĨĞƚLJĂŶĚĐůĞĂŶůŝŶĞƐƐĂƌĞ
ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐŽŶƚŚĞĨĂƌŵ͘ŐŐĨĂƌŵĞƌƐ
ŝŶĂŶĂĚĂĨŽůůŽǁƚŚĞ^ƚĂƌƚůĞĂŶͲ^ƚĂLJůĞĂŶTM
ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂŶĂƟŽŶĂůƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌƐ͛
ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ
ŽĨƐĂĨĞ͕ĐůĞĂŶ͕ŚŝŐŚͲƋƵĂůŝƚLJĞŐŐƐ͘dŚŝƐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ
ŚĂƐŶĂƟŽŶĂůƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐƚŚĂƚŵƵƐƚďĞĂĚŚĞƌĞĚ
ƚŽďLJĨĂƌŵĞƌƐ͘ŐŐĨĂƌŵƐĂƌĞŝŶƐƉĞĐƚĞĚ
ƌĞŐƵůĂƌůLJƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚĨĂƌŵĞƌƐĂƌĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ
ƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘ĂŶĂĚŝĂŶĞŐŐƐĂƌĞ
ĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞĐůĞĂŶĞƐƚĂŶĚƐĂĨĞƐƚŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͘
Food
Safety
4
Egg
Grading
In
Transit
KƵƌũŽƵƌŶĞLJĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐĂƐƚŚĞĞŐŐƐĂƌĞƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ
ĨĂƌŵƚŽƚŚĞŐƌĂĚŝŶŐƐƚĂƟŽŶ͘/ƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞ
ĐŽƌƌĞĐƚƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞĚƵƌŝŶŐƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶƚŽƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƚŚĞ
ŐƌŽǁƚŚŽĨďĂĐƚĞƌŝĂĂŶĚĚĞƚĞƌŝŽƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĞŐŐ͛ƐƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͘
Making
the
Grade
ŐŐĨĂƌŵĞƌƐƐĞůůƚŚĞŝƌĞŐŐƐƚŽŐƌĂĚŝŶŐƐƚĂƟŽŶƐ͘tŚĞŶƚŚĞĞŐŐƐ
ĂƌƌŝǀĞĂƚƚŚĞŐƌĂĚŝŶŐƐƚĂƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJǁĂƐŚĞĚĂŶĚ
ƐĂŶŝƟnjĞĚŝŶǁĂƚĞƌŽĨƌĞŐƵůĂƚĞĚƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞĂŶĚĂĐŝĚŝĐďĂůĂŶĐĞ
ƚŽƌĞŵŽǀĞĂŶLJĚŝƌƚŽƌďĂĐƚĞƌŝĂĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƐŚĞůůƐ͘dŚĞĞŐŐƐĂƌĞ
ƚŚĞŶƚŚŽƌŽƵŐŚůLJƌŝŶƐĞĚĂŶĚĚƌŝĞĚŝŶĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůŵĂĐŚŝŶĞ͘
EĞdžƚ͕ƚŚĞLJŐŽƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂƋƵĂůŝƚLJĐŽŶƚƌŽůƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŬŶŽǁŶĂƐ
ĐĂŶĚůŝŶŐ͘/ŶĂĚĂƌŬĞŶĞĚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͕ĂƐƚƌŽŶŐůŝŐŚƚŝƐƐŚŽŶĞ
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĞĂĐŚĞŐŐƐŽďŽƚŚƚŚĞƐŚĞůůĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƐŝĚĞŽĨƚŚĞ
ĞŐŐĐĂŶďĞŝŶƐƉĞĐƚĞĚ͘hƐŝŶŐĂŶĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐƐĞŶƐŽƌ͕ĞŐŐƐĂƌĞ
ĚŝǀŝĚĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚƌĞĞŐƌĂĚĞƐ͗'ƌĂĚĞƐ͕ĂŶĚ͘
/ŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽďĞĐůĂƐƐŝĮĞĚĂƐĂĂŶĂĚĂ'ƌĂĚĞĞŐŐ͕ŝƚŵƵƐƚ
ŚĂǀĞĂŶƵŶĐƌĂĐŬĞĚƐŚĞůů͕ĂƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJƌŽƵŶĚĂŶĚĐĞŶƚƌĞĚ
LJŽůŬ͕ĂĮƌŵǁŚŝƚĞ͕ĂŶĚĂƐŵĂůůĂŝƌĐĞůů͘
ĂŶĚůŝŶŐ
5
CANADA
GRADE
A
ͻƐŽůĚĂƚƌĞƚĂŝůƐƚŽƌĞƐ
ͻLJŽůŬŝƐƌŽƵŶĚĂŶĚǁĞůůͲĐĞŶƚƌĞĚ
ͻǁŚŝƚĞŝƐƚŚŝĐŬ
ͻƐŚĞůůŝƐĐůĞĂŶ͕ƵŶĐƌĂĐŬĞĚĂŶĚŽĨ
ŶŽƌŵĂůƐŚĂƉĞ
ͻƐŵĂůůĂŝƌĐĞůů;ůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶϱŵŵĚĞĞƉͿ
ͻĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJƵƐĞĚĨŽƌƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞĚĞŐŐ
ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ
CANADA
GRADE
B
ͻŵĂLJďĞƵƐĞĚŝŶďĂŬŝŶŐŽƌŝŶƚŚĞ
ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŽĨƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞĚĞŐŐ
ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ
ͻLJŽůŬŝƐƐůŝŐŚƚůLJŇĂƩĞŶĞĚĂŶĚ
ĞŶůĂƌŐĞĚ
ͻǁŚŝƚĞŝƐŵŽĚĞƌĂƚĞůLJƚŚŝŶ
ͻƐŚĞůůŝƐƵŶĐƌĂĐŬĞĚ͕ƉŽƐƐŝďůLJǁŝƚŚ
ƌŽƵŐŚƚĞdžƚƵƌĞĂŶĚŵĂLJďĞƐŽŝůĞĚ
CANADA
GRADE
C
ͻƵƐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŽĨƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞĚ
ĞŐŐƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ
ͻǁŚŝƚĞŝƐƚŚŝŶĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌLJ
ͻLJŽůŬŝƐŇĂƩĞŶĞĚĂŶĚĞŶůĂƌŐĞĚ
ͻƐŚĞůůŵĂLJďĞĐƌĂĐŬĞĚand
stained
KŶůLJƚŚŽƐĞĞŐŐƐƚŚĂƚŵĞĞƚĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƌŝŐŽƌŽƵƐƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĂƌĞƚŚĞŶǁĞŝŐŚĞĚĂŶĚƐĞŶƚƚŽ
ƚŚĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĂƌĞĂĨŽƌƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐ͘ĞƉĞŶĚŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞǁĞŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞĞŐŐ͕ŝƚǁŝůůĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐĂůůLJ
ďĞƉĂĐŬĂŐĞĚĂƐĞŝƚŚĞƌƉĞĞǁĞĞ͕ƐŵĂůů͕ŵĞĚŝƵŵ͕ůĂƌŐĞ͕ĞdžƚƌĂůĂƌŐĞŽƌũƵŵďŽ͘ŐŐƐŝnjĞĚĞƉĞŶĚƐ
ŽŶƚŚĞĂŐĞŽĨƚŚĞŚĞŶ͖ŐĞŶĞƌĂůůLJ͕ƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐĞƌƚŚĞŚĞŶ͕ƚŚĞƐŵĂůůĞƌƚŚĞĞŐŐ͘ŐŐƐŝŶĂĐĂƌƚŽŶ
ŵĂLJŶŽƚďĞƚŚĞĞdžĂĐƚƐĂŵĞƐŝnjĞ͕ďƵƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞǁŝƚŚŝŶĂƐƉĞĐŝĮĐǁĞŝŐŚƚƌĂŶŐĞ͘ŐŐĨĂƌŵĞƌƐŝŶ
ĂŶĂĚĂĐĂƌĞĨƵůůLJĨŽůůŽǁƚŚĞŐŐZĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚďLJƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŽĨĂŶĂĚĂ͘dŚĞ
ZĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐŽŶĞŐŐƐŝnjĞ͕ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐĂŶĚŶƵƚƌŝƟŽŶůĂďĞůůŝŶŐ͖ƚŚĞLJ
ŚĞůƉĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƌƐŵĂŬĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚĐŚŽŝĐĞƐǁŚĞŶƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐĨŽƌĞŐŐƐ͘
WtůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶϰϮŐ
^D>>ĂƚůĞĂƐƚϰϮŐ
D/hDĂƚůĞĂƐƚϰϵŐ
>Z'ĂƚůĞĂƐƚϱϲŐ
ydZ>Z'ĂƚůĞĂƐƚϲϯŐ
:hDKϳϬŐŽƌŵŽƌĞ
WĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐĞŐŐƐ
ƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ƚŚĞ͞ĞƐƚĞĨŽƌĞ͟ĚĂƚĞŝƐƐƚĂŵƉĞĚŽŶƚŚĞĐĂƌƚŽŶƐ͘
dŚŝƐĚĂƚĞŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŚŽǁůŽŶŐƚŚĞĞŐŐƐǁŝůůŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞŝƌ'ƌĂĚĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͘/ƚŝƐƵƐƵĂůůLJ
ƐĞƚĂƚĂďŽƵƚϯϱĚĂLJƐĂŌĞƌŐƌĂĚŝŶŐ͘
ŐŐƐƐŽůĚŝŶŐƌŽĐĞƌLJƐƚŽƌĞƐĂƌĞƉĂĐŬĂŐĞĚŝŶĨŽĂŵ͕ĮďƌĞŽƌĐůĞĂƌƉůĂƐƟĐĐĂƌƚŽŶƐĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ
ϲ͕ϴ͕ϭϮŽƌϭϴĞŐŐƐ͘ŐŐƐƐŽůĚĂƚǁĂƌĞŚŽƵƐĞĐůƵďƐƚŽƌĞƐĐĂŶĂůƐŽďĞƉĂĐŬĂŐĞĚŝŶŇĂƚƐ
ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐϯϬĞŐŐƐ͘KŶĐĞƚŚĞĞŐŐƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƉĂĐŬĂŐĞĚ͕ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƐƚĂĐŬĞĚĂŶĚƐƚŽƌĞĚŝŶ
ĂƌĞĨƌŝŐĞƌĂƚĞĚĐŽŽůĞƌĂƚϭϬĚĞŐƌĞĞƐĞůƐŝƵƐƚŽƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƚŚĞŝƌĨƌĞƐŚŶĞƐƐ͕ƵŶƟůƚŚĞLJĂƌĞ
ƐŚŝƉƉĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƐƚŽƌĞ͘ŐŐƐĂƌĞƵƐƵĂůůLJƐŚŝƉƉĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƐƚŽƌĞǁŝƚŚŝŶĂǁĞĞŬŽĨďĞŝŶŐůĂŝĚ͘
6
Egg
Anatomy
Air
Cell
ͻ&ŽƌŵĞĚĂƚƚŚĞǁŝĚĞĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞegg
ĂƐŝƚĐŽŽůƐĂŌĞƌďĞŝŶŐůĂŝĚ͘
ͻdŚĞĨƌĞƐŚĞƌƚŚĞĞŐŐ͕ƚŚĞƐŵĂůůĞƌ
ƚŚĞĂŝƌĐĞůů͘
Yolk
ͻ
The
egg’s
major
source
of
ǀŝƚĂŵŝŶƐĂŶĚŵŝŶĞƌĂůƐ͘
ͻŽŶƚĂŝŶƐϯŐŽĨƉƌŽƚĞŝŶĂŶĚ
ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůĨĂƩLJĂĐŝĚƐ͘
ͻZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐϯϬйŽĨƚŚĞĞŐŐ͛Ɛ
ǁĞŝŐŚƚ͘
ͻŽůŽƵƌƌĂŶŐĞƐĨƌŽŵůŝŐŚƚLJĞůůŽǁ
ƚŽĚĞĞƉŽƌĂŶŐĞ͕ĚĞƉĞŶĚŝŶŐŽŶ
ƚŚĞĨĞĞĚ͖LJŽůŬĐŽůŽƵƌŝƐŶŽƚĂŶ
ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŽƌŽĨŶƵƚƌŝƟŽŶĂůǀĂůƵĞ͘
Yolk
Membrane
;sŝƚĞůůŝŶĞDĞŵďƌĂŶĞͿ
ͻ^ƵƌƌŽƵŶĚƐĂŶĚŚŽůĚƐƚŚĞLJŽůŬ͘
ͻ
The
fresher
the
egg,
the
stronger
the
membrane.
Chalazae
ͻƉĂŝƌŽĨƐƉŝƌĂůďĂŶĚƐƚŚĂƚanchor
ƚŚĞLJŽůŬŝŶƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĞŽĨƚŚĞƚŚŝĐŬ
ĞŐŐǁŚŝƚĞ͘
ͻ
The
fresher
the
egg,
the
more
ƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚƚŚĞĐŚĂůĂnjĂĞ͘
7
Shell
ͻdŚĞĞŐŐ͛ƐĮƌƐƚůŝŶĞŽĨĚĞĨĞŶĐĞ
against
the
entry
of
bacteria.
ͻĂŶďĞďƌŽǁŶŽƌǁŚŝƚĞ͕ĚĞƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ
ŽŶƚŚĞďƌĞĞĚŽĨŚĞŶ͖ŶƵƚƌŝƟŽŶĂů
ǀĂůƵĞŽĨƚŚĞĞŐŐŝƐƚŚĞƐĂŵĞ͘
ͻƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJϭϬ͕ϬϬϬƟŶLJƉŽƌĞƐ
ĂůůŽǁŵŽŝƐƚƵƌĞĂŶĚŐĂƐĞƐŝŶĂŶĚ
out.
Shell
Membranes
ͻdŚĞĞŐŐ͛ƐƐĞĐŽŶĚůŝŶĞŽĨĚĞĨĞŶĐĞ
against
bacteria.
ͻdŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƚǁŽŵĞŵďƌĂŶĞƐŽŶƚŚĞ ŝŶƐŝĚĞŽĨƚŚĞƐŚĞůů͗ŽƵƚĞƌĂŶĚŝŶŶĞƌ͘
ͻKŶĞŵĞŵďƌĂŶĞƐƟĐŬƐƚŽƚŚĞƐŚĞůů ĂŶĚŽŶĞƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚƐƚŚĞĞŐŐǁŚŝƚĞ͘
Germinal
Disk
ͻƉƉĞĂƌƐĂƐĂƐůŝŐŚƚĚĞƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ŽŶƚŚĞƐƵƌĨĂĐĞŽĨƚŚĞLJŽůŬ͘
ͻdŚĞĞŶƚƌLJĨŽƌƚŚĞĨĞƌƟůŝnjĂƟŽŶŽĨ the
egg.
Egg
White
(Albumen)
ͻŽŶƚĂŝŶƐϯŐŽĨƉƌŽƚĞŝŶ͕ƌŝďŽŇĂǀŝŶ
ĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ͘
ͻZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐϳϬйŽĨƚŚĞĞŐŐ͛Ɛ
ǁĞŝŐŚƚ͘
ͻtŚĞŶĂĨƌĞƐŚĞŐŐŝƐďƌŽŬĞŶ͕
ƚŚĞĞŐŐǁŚŝƚĞƐƚĂŶĚƐƵƉĮƌŵůLJ ĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞLJŽůŬ͘
dŚĞƌĞĂŬŝŶŐ^ƚĂƟŽŶ
What
are
Processed
Eggs?
zŽƵŵĂLJŽŶůLJƚŚŝŶŬŽĨĞŐŐƐŝŶƚŚĞƐŚĞůů͕ďƵƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůƐŽ
ƐŽůĚŝŶůŝƋƵŝĚ͕ĨƌŽnjĞŶĂŶĚƉŽǁĚĞƌĞĚĨŽƌŵ͘
>ŝƋƵŝĚĞŐŐƐĂƌĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞĚĂƚĂďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐƐƚĂƟŽŶ͕ƵƐŝŶŐ
ĞŐŐƐŽĨĂůůŐƌĂĚĞƐ͘tŚĞŶĞŐŐƐĂƌƌŝǀĞĂƚĂďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐƐƚĂƟŽŶ͕
ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞůŽĂĚĞĚŽŶƚŽĂĐŽŶǀĞLJŽƌďĞůƚŽŶŇĂƚƐ͕ǁĂƐŚĞĚĂŶĚ
ĐĂŶĚůĞĚƚŽǀĞƌŝĨLJƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJŵĞĞƚĂŶĂĚŝĂŶƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĂŶĚ
ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌůŝƋƵŝĚĞŐŐƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ͘EĞdžƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞůŽĂĚĞĚ
ŽŶƚŽĂďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐŵĂĐŚŝŶĞĞƋƵŝƉƉĞĚǁŝƚŚƐŚĂƌƉďůĂĚĞƐƚŽ
ďƌĞĂŬƚŚĞĞŐŐƐŚĞůůƐĂŶĚƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞƚŚĞLJŽůŬƐĂŶĚƚŚĞǁŚŝƚĞƐ͘
&ƌŽŵŚĞƌĞ͕ƚŚĞLJŽůŬƐĂŶĚǁŚŝƚĞƐĂƌĞƉĂƐƚĞƵƌŝnjĞĚ͘/ŶƚŚĞ
ĐĂƐĞŽĨůŝƋƵŝĚďůĞŶĚĞĚƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ͕ƚŚĞLJŽůŬƐĂŶĚǁŚŝƚĞƐĂƌĞ
ŵŝdžĞĚƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƉĂƐƚĞƵƌŝnjĞĚ͘
tŚŝůĞƐŽŵĞůŝƋƵŝĚĞŐŐƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐ
ƐƚĂƟŽŶĂƌĞƐŽůĚŝŶƐƚŽƌĞƐ͕ŽƚŚĞƌƐĂƌĞƐŽůĚƚŽŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞƌƐ
ƚŽƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĨŽŽĚƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐŵĂLJŽŶŶĂŝƐĞ͕ŝĐĞĐƌĞĂŵ͕
ďĂŬĞĚŐŽŽĚƐĂŶĚŶŽŽĚůĞƐ͘
ƌĞĂŬŝŶŐĞŐŐƐĨŽƌƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞĚƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ
8
At
the
Grocery
Store
Eggs
found
in
grocery
stores
from
coast
to
coast:
Smart
Shopping
ůůƐŚĞůůĞŐŐƐƐŽůĚŝŶŐƌŽĐĞƌLJƐƚŽƌĞƐĂƌĞĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚŝŶĂ
ƌĞĨƌŝŐĞƌĂƚĞĚƚƌƵĐŬ͘hƉŽŶĂƌƌŝǀĂů͕ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŽĂĐŽůĚƐƚŽƌĂŐĞĂƌĞĂƚŽƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƚŚĞŝƌ
freshness.
ŐŐĨĂƌŵĞƌƐŚĂǀĞƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞĚƚŽĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƌƐďLJŽīĞƌŝŶŐĂ
ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚŬŝŶĚƐŽĨĞŐŐƐ͘dŚĞĞŐŐƐĂƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ
ďLJĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐƚŚĞŚĞŶƐ͛ĨĞĞĚŽƌďLJƵƐŝŶŐĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚLJƉĞƐŽĨ
ŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ͘/ŶĂŶĂĚĂ͕ĂůůĞŐŐƐĂƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƐĂŵĞ
ŚŝŐŚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐŽĨĐůĞĂŶůŝŶĞƐƐ͕ƋƵĂůŝƚLJĂŶĚĨƌĞƐŚŶĞƐƐ͘
WůƵƐ͕ƚŚĞLJĂůůŵĂŬĞĂŶƵƚƌŝƟŽƵƐĂŶĚĚĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐĐŚŽŝĐĞ͘
ZĞŐƵůĂƌŽƌĐůĂƐƐŝĐĞŐŐƐĂƌĞĂŶŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐĂŶĚĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ
ĐŚŽŝĐĞ͘dŚĞLJĂƌĞĂŶĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚƐŽƵƌĐĞŽĨŚŝŐŚͲƋƵĂůŝƚLJ
ƉƌŽƚĞŝŶĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŵĂŶLJǀŝƚĂŵŝŶƐĂŶĚŵŝŶĞƌĂůƐ͕
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐǀŝƚĂŵŝŶϭϮ͕ƌŝďŽŇĂǀŝŶ͕ǀŝƚĂŵŝŶ͕ĨŽůĂƚĞ͕ŝƌŽŶ
ĂŶĚƐĞůĞŶŝƵŵ͘^ŽŵĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůƚLJĞŐŐƐŵĂLJďĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ
ŝŶŶƵƚƌŝĞŶƚǀĂůƵĞĂŶĚŝŶƉƌŝĐĞƚŚĂŶĐůĂƐƐŝĐĞŐŐƐ͘
CANADA
A
Regular
white
and
brownʹƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨĞŐŐƐƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚŝŶ
ĂŶĂĚĂĂƌĞĐůĂƐƐŝĐǁŚŝƚĞĞŐŐƐ͘dŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŶƵƚƌŝƟŽŶĂůĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ
ďĞƚǁĞĞŶǁŚŝƚĞĂŶĚďƌŽǁŶĞŐŐƐ͘dŚĞĐŽůŽƵƌŽĨƚŚĞƐŚĞůůĚĞƉĞŶĚƐ
on
the
breed
of
the
hen.
Omega-­‐3ʹƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚďLJŚĞŶƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĨĞĚĂĚŝĞƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ
ϭϬƚŽϮϬйŇĂdžƐĞĞĚŽƌŵĂƌŝŶĞŽŝůƐ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂŚŝŐŚĞƌůĞǀĞů
ŽĨŽŵĞŐĂͲϯƉŽůLJƵŶƐĂƚƵƌĂƚĞĚĨĂƩLJĂĐŝĚƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞďĞŶĞĮĐŝĂů
ĨŽƌŚĞĂƌƚŚĞĂůƚŚ͘
Vitamin-­‐enhancedʹĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŚŝŐŚĞƌůĞǀĞůƐŽĨĐĞƌƚĂŝŶŶƵƚƌŝĞŶƚƐ
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐǀŝƚĂŵŝŶ͕ĨŽůĂƚĞ͕ǀŝƚĂŵŝŶϭϮ
and
vitamin
Bϲ.
OrganicʹƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚďLJŚĞŶƐĨĞĚĐĞƌƟĮĞĚŽƌŐĂŶŝĐŐƌĂŝŶƐ͘
VegetarianʹƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚďLJŚĞŶƐĨĞĚĂĚŝĞƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐŽŶůLJ
ingredients
ŽĨƉůĂŶƚŽƌŝŐŝŶ͘
Premium
quality
–
exceed
the
requirements
of
Grade
A
eggs.
Free
runʹƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚďLJŚĞŶƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĂďůĞƚŽŵŽǀĞĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŇŽŽƌ
of
the
barn.
Free
rangeʹƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚďLJŚĞŶƐƚŚĂƚŚĂǀĞĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƚŚĞŽƵƚĚŽŽƌƐ
ǁŚĞŶǁĞĂƚŚĞƌƉĞƌŵŝƚƐ͘
dŚĞƚLJƉĞŽĨĞŐŐƐŝƐĐůĞĂƌůLJůĂďĞůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞĐĂƌƚŽŶĂŶĚĞĂƐLJƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨLJ͘
9
Read
the
Label
>ŽŽŬĨŽƌƚŚĞŵĂƉůĞůĞĂĨƐLJŵďŽůŽŶƚŚĞĐĂƌƚŽŶŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŶŐ
ĂŶĂĚĂ͘dŚĞ͞ĞƐƚĞĨŽƌĞ͟ĚĂƚĞŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĞůĞŶŐƚŚŽĨ
ƟŵĞĨŽƌǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞĞŐŐƐǁŝůůŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞŝƌ'ƌĂĚĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͘
Health
CheckTM
Nutrition Facts
Per 1 large egg (53 g)
Amount
dŚĞEƵƚƌŝƟŽŶ&ĂĐƚƐ
ƚĂďůĞŽŶĂĐĂƌƚŽŶŽĨ
ĞŐŐƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐǀĂůƵĂďůĞ
ŶƵƚƌŝƟŽŶŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘
,ĞƌĞŝƐĂƐĂŵƉůĞŽĨƚŚĞ
ůĂďĞůLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚĮŶĚ
ŽŶĂĐĂƌƚŽŶŽĨƌĞŐƵůĂƌ
ůĂƌŐĞĞŐŐƐ͘
% Daily Value
Calories 70
Fat 5 g
Saturated 1.5 g
+ trans 0 g
Cholesterol 195 mg
Sodium 65 mg
Carbohydrate 1 g
Fibre 0 g
Sugars 0 g
Protein 6 g
Vitamin A
Calcium
Vitamin D
Riboflavin
Vitamin B12
10 % Vitamin C
2 % Iron
15 % Vitamin E
15 % Niacin
50% Folate
8%
8%
ůůĂŶĂĚŝĂŶĞŐŐƐĂƌĞƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ,ĞĂůƚŚŚĞĐŬTM
ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵĂŶĚŵĂLJĚŝƐƉůĂLJƚŚĞ,ĞĂůƚŚŚĞĐŬTM
ůŽŐŽ͕ŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŶŐƚŚĂƚĞŐŐƐĐĂŶďĞƉĂƌƚŽĨĂŚĞĂůƚŚLJ
diet
according
to
Canada’s
Food
Guide.
†
†dŚĞ,ĞĂƌƚĂŶĚ^ƚƌŽŬĞ&ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͛ƐƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚĚŝĞƟƟĂŶƐŚĂǀĞƌĞǀŝĞǁĞĚ
3%
1%
0%
0%
6%
15 %
8%
15%
ƚŚŝƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞŝƚŵĞĞƚƐƚŚĞƐƉĞĐŝĮĐŶƵƚƌŝĞŶƚĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ
ďLJƚŚĞ,ĞĂůƚŚŚĞĐŬΡƉƌŽŐƌĂŵďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐŝŶ
ĂŶĂĚĂ͛Ɛ&ŽŽĚ'ƵŝĚĞ͘ĨĞĞŝƐƉĂŝĚďLJĞĂĐŚƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐĐŽŵƉĂŶLJƚŽ
ŚĞůƉĐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĐŽƐƚŽĨƚŚŝƐǀŽůƵŶƚĂƌLJ͕ŶŽƚͲĨŽƌͲƉƌŽĮƚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘
^ĞĞŚĞĂůƚŚĐŚĞĐŬ͘ŽƌŐ
/ŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŽůŽŽŬĨŽƌǁŚĞŶďƵLJŝŶŐĞŐŐƐ͗
ͻĂŶĂĚĂ'ƌĂĚĞ͟͞ƐLJŵďŽů
ͻEƵƚƌŝƟŽŶ&ĂĐƚƐƚĂďůĞ
ͻĞƐƚĞĨŽƌĞĂƚĞ
WŝĐŬƵƉĞŐŐƐŶĞĂƌƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨLJŽƵƌƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐƚƌŝƉ͘WĂĐŬƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚ
ĨƌŽnjĞŶŝƚĞŵƐƚŽŬĞĞƉƚŚĞŵĐŽůĚ͘<ĞĞƉƚŚĞŵŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŽůĞƐƚƉĂƌƚ
ŽĨLJŽƵƌǀĞŚŝĐůĞŽƌƉůĂĐĞƚŚĞŵŝŶĂĐŽŽůĞƌ͘'ĞƚƚŚĞŵŝŶƚŽ
ƚŚĞĨƌŝĚŐĞĂƐƐŽŽŶĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘
10
At
Home
–
Handling
&
Cooking
Eggs
dŚĞůĂƐƚƐƚŽƉŝŶƚŚĞĞŐŐ͛ƐũŽƵƌŶĞLJ
ŝƐLJŽƵƌŚŽŵĞ͘ŐŐƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞ
ƐƚŽƌĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůĐĂƌƚŽŶŝŶ
the
main
body
of
the
refrigerator.
dŚĞĐĂƌƚŽŶƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƐƚŚĞĞŐŐƐĂŶĚ
ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐƚŚĞŵĨƌŽŵĂďƐŽƌďŝŶŐ
ƐƚƌŽŶŐŽĚŽƵƌƐĂŶĚŇĂǀŽƵƌƐ
of
other
foods
through
the
ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐŽĨƟŶLJƉŽƌĞƐŝŶƚŚĞ
ƐŚĞůů͘/ƚĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĞĞƐƚ
ĞĨŽƌĞĚĂƚĞŝƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĨŽƌ
ƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ͘<ĞĞƉŝŶŐĞŐŐƐŝŶƚŚĞ
main
body
of
the
refrigerator
ensures
they
are
stored
at
a
ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚĂŶĚĐŽŽůƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ
ǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůůŝŵŝƚƚŚĞŐƌŽǁƚŚŽĨ
bacteria
and
maintain
freshness.
ŐŐĨĂƌŵĞƌƐ͕ŐƌĂĚĞƌƐĂŶĚƌĞƚĂŝůĞƌƐ
ĂůůĚŽƚŚĞŝƌƉĂƌƚƚŽŬĞĞƉĞŐŐƐƐĂĨĞ͘
/ƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĚŽLJŽƵƌ
ƉĂƌƚŝŶƚŚĞŬŝƚĐŚĞŶĂƐǁĞůů͘
dŚĞĞƐƚĞĨŽƌĞĂƚĞ
11
&ŽƌŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ
on
safe
food,
visit
the
ĂŶĂĚŝĂŶWĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ
ĨŽƌŽŶƐƵŵĞƌ&ŽŽĚ
^ĂĨĞƚLJĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂƚ
befoodsafe.ca
or
ĐĂŶĮŐŚƚďĂĐ͘ŽƌŐ͘
dŚĞEĞǁƐďŽƵƚEƵƚƌŝƟŽŶ
/ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽďĞŝŶŐŶƵƚƌŝƟŽƵƐĂŶĚ
ĚĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐ͕ĞŐŐƐĂƌĞĂůƐŽŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞ
ĞĂƐŝĞƐƚĨŽŽĚƐƚŽƉƌĞƉĂƌĞ͘zŽƵĐĂŶ
ĞǀĞŶĐŽŽŬƚŚĞŵŝŶĂŵŝĐƌŽǁĂǀĞŝŶ
ůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶĂŵŝŶƵƚĞ͘,ĞƌĞ͛ƐŚŽǁ͗
&ŽƌĂŚĂƌĚͲĐŽŽŬĞĚĞŐŐ͗
ͻ^ƉƌŝŶŬůĞĂĨĞǁŐƌĂŝŶƐŽĨƐĂůƚŝŶƚŚĞ
ďŽƩŽŵŽĨĂŵŝĐƌŽǁĂǀĞĞŐŐĐŽŽŬĞƌ
ŽƌĂŵŝĐƌŽǁĂǀĞƐĂĨĞŵƵŐ͘
ͻƌĂĐŬĂŶĞŐŐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĞŐŐĐŽŽŬĞƌ
or
mug.
ͻtŝƚŚĂĨŽƌŬ͕ƉŝĞƌĐĞƚŚĞLJŽůŬĂŶĚƚŚĞ ĞŐŐǁŚŝƚĞ͘ŽǀĞƌǁŝƚŚĞŐŐĐŽŽŬĞƌůŝĚ ŽƌŵŝĐƌŽǁĂǀĞͲƐĂĨĞƉůĂƐƟĐǁƌĂƉ͘
ͻDŝĐƌŽǁĂǀĞŽŶ,/',ĨŽƌϰϬƐĞĐŽŶĚƐ͕
ŽƌƵŶƟůĂůŵŽƐƚĐŽŽŬĞĚ͘
ͻ>ĞƚƐƚĂŶĚĨŽƌϯϬƐĞĐŽŶĚƐ͘dŚĞĞŐŐ
ǁŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽĐŽŽŬǁŚŝůĞƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ͘
Eggs
are
one
of
nature’s
most
ŶƵƚƌŝƟŽƵƐĨŽŽĚƐ͘dŚĞLJĂƌĞĂŶ
ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚƐŽƵƌĐĞŽĨŚŝŐŚͲƋƵĂůŝƚLJ
ƉƌŽƚĞŝŶ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌ
ŐƌŽǁƚŚĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘ŐŐƐ
ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĂůůŶŝŶĞĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůĂŵŝŶŽ
ĂĐŝĚƐ͕ŵĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĂĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ
ƉƌŽƚĞŝŶ͘/ŶĨĂĐƚ͕ƚŚĞƉĂƩĞƌŶŽĨ
amino
acids
found
in
eggs
is
ƐŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĨŽƌŽƵƌďŽĚŝĞƐ
ƚŚĂƚƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚƐƵƐĞĞŐŐƐĂƐĂ
standard
to
measure
the
ƉƌŽƚĞŝŶƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨŽƚŚĞƌĨŽŽĚƐ͘
ŶũŽLJ͊
&ŽƌŵŽƌĞĚĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐĞŐŐƌĞĐŝƉĞƐĂŶĚ
ƚŽŽƌĚĞƌLJŽƵƌĨƌĞĞΎDŝĐƌŽǁĂǀĞŐŐ
ŽŽŬĞƌƐ͕ǀŝƐŝƚĞŐŐƐ͘ĐĂ͘
ΎWůĞĂƐĞŶŽƚĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐĂŶĚŚĂŶĚůŝŶŐĨĞĞŽĨΨϱ͘ϵϵ;ƚĂdžĞƐŝŶĐů͘ͿĨŽƌĞĂĐŚŽƌĚĞƌ͘
12
Canada’s
Food
Guide
&BUJOH
8FMM XJUI
ĂŶĂĚĂ͛Ɛ&ŽŽĚ'ƵŝĚĞ
ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƐƚǁŽĞŐŐƐŽŶĞ
serving
of
the
Meat
and
ůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞƐĨŽŽĚŐƌŽƵƉ͘
ŚŽŽƐŝŶŐĂǁŝĚĞǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ
of
foods
from
the
four
ĨŽŽĚŐƌŽƵƉƐĂŶĚĂŶĂĐƟǀĞ
ůŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞĂƌĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ
in
order
to
maintain
a
ŚĞĂůƚŚLJďŽĚLJ͘
13
$BOBEBT
'PPE (VJEF
Canada’s
Food
Guide
Recommended
number
of
Food
Guide
servings
per
day
ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ
Age
in
Years
ϮͲϯ
Sex
ϰͲϴ
Teens
ϵͲϭϯ
'ŝƌůƐĂŶĚŽLJƐ
ĚƵůƚƐ
ϭϰͲϭϴ
ϭϵͲϱϬ
ϱϭн
F
M
F
M
F
M
sĞŐĞƚĂďůĞƐ
and
Fruit
ϰ
ϱ
ϲ
ϳ
ϴ
ϳͲϴ
ϴ-­‐ϭϬ
ϳ
ϳ
Grain
Products
ϯ
ϰ
ϲ
ϲ
ϳ
ϲͲϳ
ϴ
ϲ
ϳ
DŝůŬĂŶĚ
ůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞƐ
Ϯ
Ϯ
ϯͲϰ
ϯͲϰ
ϯͲϰ
Ϯ
Ϯ
ϯ
ϯ
Meat
and
ůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞƐ
ϭ
ϭ
ϭͲϮ
Ϯ
ϯ
Ϯ
ϯ
Ϯ
ϯ
You
can
learn
more
about
eggs
at
eggs.ca!
tĞŚŽƉĞLJŽƵĞŶũŽLJĞĚĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ
the
egg’s
journey.
As
you
have
ůĞĂƌŶĞĚ͕ŐƌĞĂƚĐĂƌĞŝƐƚĂŬĞŶ
ƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚĂŶĂĚŝĂŶƐ
ĂƌĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂƐƚĞĂĚLJ
ƐƵƉƉůLJŽĨƚŚĞďĞƐƚƋƵĂůŝƚLJĞŐŐƐ͕
ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƐĂĨĞƐƚŵĂŶŶĞƌ͘
ĂŶĂĚŝĂŶĞŐŐĨĂƌŵĞƌƐĂƌĞƉƌŽƵĚ
ƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂŶĂĚŝĂŶƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ
ǁŚŽůĞƐŽŵĞ͕ŶƵƚƌŝƟŽƵƐĂŶĚ
ĚĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐdžƚƌĂŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJŐŐ͘
14
&ŽƌĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůĐŽƉŝĞƐŽĨƚŚŝƐŬůĞƚŽƌŽƚŚĞƌŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗
ƌŝƟƐŚŽůƵŵďŝĂŐŐ
DĂƌŬĞƟŶŐŽĂƌĚ
ϭϱϬͲϯϮϭϲϬ^ŽƵƚŚ&ƌĂƐĞƌtĂLJ
ďďŽƚƐĨŽƌĚ͕ƌŝƟƐŚŽůƵŵďŝĂ
sϮdϭtϱ
ǁǁǁ͘ďĐĞŐŐ͘ĐŽŵ
ůďĞƌƚĂŐŐWƌŽĚƵĐĞƌƐ
ϭϬϭͲϵϬ&ƌĞĞƉŽƌƚŽƵůĞǀĂƌĚE
ĂůŐĂƌLJ͕ůďĞƌƚĂ
dϯ:ϱ:ϵ
dŽůůͲĨƌĞĞ͗ϭͲϴϳϳͲϯϬϮͲϮϯϰϰ
ŽƌϰϬϯͲϮϱϬͲϭϭϵϳ
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ǁǁǁ͘ĞŐŐƐ͘Ăď͘ĐĂ
^ĂƐŬĂƚĐŚĞǁĂŶŐŐWƌŽĚƵĐĞƌƐ
W͘K͘ŽdžϭϮϲϯ͕DĂŝŶ^ƚĂƟŽŶ
ZĞŐŝŶĂ͕^ĂƐŬĂƚĐŚĞǁĂŶ
^ϰWϯϴ
ǁǁǁ͘ƐĂƐŬĞŐŐ͘ĐĂ
Manitoba
Egg
Farmers
ϭϴͲϱ^ĐƵƌĮĞůĚŽƵůĞǀĂƌĚ
tŝŶŶŝƉĞŐ͕DĂŶŝƚŽďĂ
Zϯzϭ'ϯ
ǁǁǁ͘ĞŐŐƐ͘ŵď͘ĐĂ
ϴϬDͲϬϱͬϮϬϭϭ
WƌŝŶƚĞĚŝŶĂŶĂĚĂ
Egg
Farmers
of
Ontario
ϳϭϵϱDŝůůĐƌĞĞŬƌŝǀĞ
Mississauga,
Ontario
>ϱEϰ,ϭ
ǁǁǁ͘ĞŐŐĨĂƌŵĞƌƐŽĨŽŶƚĂƌŝŽ͘ĐĂ
EŽǀĂ^ĐŽƟĂŐŐWƌŽĚƵĐĞƌƐ
W͘K͘ŽdžϭϬϵϲ
dƌƵƌŽ͕EŽǀĂ^ĐŽƟĂ
ϮEϱ'ϵ
ǁǁǁ͘ŶƐĞŐŐ͘ĐĂ
&ĠĚĠƌĂƟŽŶĚĞƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƚĞƵƌƐĚ͛ƈƵĨƐ
ĚĞĐŽŶƐŽŵŵĂƟŽŶĚƵYƵĠďĞĐ
ϱϱϱZŽůĂŶĚͲdŚĞƌƌŝĞŶŽƵůĞǀĂƌĚ͕
^ƵŝƚĞϯϮϬ
>ŽŶŐƵĞƵŝů͕YƵĞďĞĐ
:ϰ,ϰϳ
ǁǁǁ͘ŽĞƵĨ͘ĐĂ
Egg
Producers
of
Prince
ĚǁĂƌĚ/ƐůĂŶĚ
ϰϮϬhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJǀĞŶƵĞ
ŚĂƌůŽƩĞƚŽǁŶ͕WƌŝŶĐĞ
ĚǁĂƌĚ/ƐůĂŶĚ
ϭϳϱ
ǁǁǁ͘ĞŐŐƐƉĞŝ͘ĐĂ
EĞǁƌƵŶƐǁŝĐŬŐŐWƌŽĚƵĐĞƌƐ
ϮϳϱDĂŝŶ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕^ƵŝƚĞϭϬϭ
&ƌĞĚĞƌŝĐƚŽŶ͕EĞǁƌƵŶƐǁŝĐŬ
ϯϭϭ
ǁǁǁ͘ŶďĞŐŐ͘ĐĂ
ŐŐWƌŽĚƵĐĞƌƐŽĨEĞǁĨŽƵŶĚůĂŶĚ
and
Labrador
W͘K͘Ždžϭϳϱ
DŽƵŶƚWĞĂƌů͕EĞǁĨŽƵŶĚůĂŶĚ
ϭEϮϮ
ǁǁǁ͘ŶůĞŐŐƐ͘ĐĂ
ŐŐ&ĂƌŵĞƌƐŽĨĂŶĂĚĂ
Ϯϭ&ůŽƌĞŶĐĞ^ƚƌĞĞƚ
KƩĂǁĂ͕KŶƚĂƌŝŽ
<ϮWϬtϲ
ǁǁǁ͘ĞŐŐƐ͘ĐĂ