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The Egg Safety Center represents commercial egg producers, which follow the FDA Egg Safety Rule and state/federal regulatory programs.
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Is there any chance the eggs I could buy at the grocery store could be fertilized?
Hens that produce eggs commercially never encounter a rooster, so there is no way eggs purchased at the grocery store could have an embryo.