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Can the interior of an egg be infected with salmonella if the shell is intact or is the bacteria only on the outside?

In reply to Pesda potato:

The interior can be contaminated.

In reply to Pesda potato:

However, outbreaks of salmonellosis (an infection caused by Salmonella bacteria) still happen because Salmonella also silently infects the ovaries of healthy-looking hens, contaminating the eggs inside the chicken before the shells are even formed, according to FSIS.18 Aug 2010
How Does Salmonella Get Inside Eggs? - LiveScience
www.livescience.com/10016-salmonella-eggs.html

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=salmonella+inside+eggs

In reply to Yanis Nayu:

Damn I lost the debate then, thanks ( bugger)