Can I eat these eggs?

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A colleague came to work yesterday with eggs from her MILs farm, so I bought some and planned to have them for breakfast today. But it's only just occurred to me that, at 13 weeks pregnant, this might not be entirely safe as I don't know anything about their origin apart from colleague telling me they're 'from a farm'. Or am I being overly cautious? This is a much longed-for baby after multiple losses so I don't want to risk anything if I can help it.

Some eggs are produced under a food safety standard called the British Lion Code of Practice. Eggs produced in this way have a logo stamped on their shell, showing a red lion.
Lion Code eggs are considered very low risk for salmonella, and safe for pregnant women to eat raw or partially cooked. So you can eat raw hen eggs or food containing lightly cooked hen eggs (such as soft boiled eggs, mousses, soufflés and fresh mayonnaise) provided that the eggs are produced under the Lion Code.
If they are not Lion Code, make sure eggs are thoroughly cooked until the whites and yolks are solid to prevent the risk of salmonella food poisoning. Salmonella food poisoning is unlikely to harm your baby, but it can give you a severe bout of diarrhoea and vomiting.
If you don't know whether the eggs used are Lion Code or not (for example in a restaurant or cafe), ask the staff or, to be on the safe side, you can follow the advice for non-Lion Code eggs.
Non-hen eggs such as duck, goose and quail eggs should always be cooked thoroughly.

Eat them as long as the white and yolk are cooked through. You don't know if they are vaccinated so I wouldn't leave the yolk runny

More egg info

www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/eggs-nutrition/#

Thank you all! I'll probably scramble them and just 'overdo' them a bit. It seems such a shame to waste them as DH doesn't like eggs. They're definitely not lion stamped and some have a bit of chicken poo on them

Just make sure the eggs aren’t raw or runny and you’ll be fine. I keep hens and craved a runny egg sandwich while I was pregnant. I was good and waited till baby was born but my friend ate them all the way through her pregnancies with no problem.

Fresh farm eggs are so much tastier than supermarket eggs! Enjoy them.

@Backinthebox you're right - they were absolutely bloody delicious and I don't think I can go back to supermarket eggs now!

Make sure you wash your hands thoroughly. My sister keeps free range organic chickens and even she is careful about washing her hands after handling eggs (and trust me, she is the least fussy person on the planet). I love a ‘home grown’ egg!