Re: [nukkad] Queries answered

[Harshal Chhaya <>]

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kapil komireddi wrote:
> Eggs contain a carcenogenic protein. However, I forgot
> the name - it is a very easy name to remember and

If you are talking about Dioxin, it does not naturally
occur in eggs. It is created as an unplanned and unwanted 
byproduct of metal smelting, pesticide manufacture,
and all types of incineration (medical, solid waste, and
hazardous waste).

In 1997 the US Food and Drug Administration found high levels of
dioxin in chickens and eggs from some producers. The source
of this dioxin was a contaminated soybean-based feed 
produced by two companies. These two companies supplied this
feed to about 350 poultry farms which resulted in 
dioxin-contaminated eggs. All of these producers were banned
from selling their products till they were certified to be
safe. All other producers had to get their products tested
too. 

If you are talking about some other protein, please let
us know. I could not find any other mention of a harmful protein
occuring in eggs.

- 'shal


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