bacteria and eggs

Hoping someone can help me with a question here.I am in a group for parents of children with disabilities, a parent told us that she gives her child a drink with several raw eggs in it a day.When someone questioned her about the safety of that practice she stated that someone at the whole foods store told her it was fine to do, they told her to put the egg in water and if it floats then its has bacteria and if it sinks then its fine.Can someone please enlighten me on this subject.

 

I know that was my thoughts exactly, alot of these children have compromised immune systems and that was my concern. When she was questioned about the safety she said all you have to do is wash the egg because bacteria lives on the outside shell, or organic eggs are safer, then it was the theory about putting it in water to see if it floats.I know she obviously doesn't have her facts straight but I want to have my facts straight first in case it comes up again.It probably will because it seems like these things usually do when someone thinks they have found a great idea.I try to mind my own business,
but I don't want to see any of these kids get physically ill.

 

Her child, like some of the others in that group has a bad gut.Inflamed colon,esphagus and stuff like that.Her feeling is that if she does a liquid diet for a while that the gut will have a chance to heal.So she decided that she would make homemade shakes and thought raw eggs were the greatest things ever.The drink consists of orange juice, honey and 3 raw eggs.She insists that if the egg is "organic cage free" then its safe to do.I know alot of people eat raw eggs but these children are not healthy and she is pushing it on these other mothers.When the other mothers were saying that they were afraid to give that to their kids she got adamant about it , insisting they try it on their kids.

 

I'm with you! These kids have too many problems to add more to their load. Adding one more thing for their body to process or to possibly have to fight off is overburdening them, they already have enough trouble fighting off viruses and adding a risk like that seems reckless.I might be over protective but I don't even let my kids eat raw cake batter or cookie dough.I get flack for that but its the way I was brought up and it still scares me. I know people do it every day but I haven't been able to get past that.