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No Results yet!
I will send an email today to see what is up.
I will send an email today to see what is up.
University of California Egg Study
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Ron, I bet you collected all those eggs, then had a big egg and sausage, or ham breakfast for all those college buddies! Right?
Just kidding.
Just kidding.
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Nice!
I do wonder if some sent extra eggs in that the researchers use for omelettes. I almost sent a dozen when they wanted 6 I think.
I sent an email to Anny this morning. I have not hear back yet
Maybe if you had sent 18 they would have accepted the extra dozen as a "tip" and work a bit faster!
I'm bummed out! Someone shot my polish roo while I was out of the state. :-(
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Right! That's awful! 
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The results are in for the eggs I sent in for the eggs Study.
Lead:
The average level of lead found in your eggs was 0.38 micrograms per 57 gram egg. Based on this, a child would have to eat approximately 8 eggs daily to exceed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s maximum daily intake (called the Interim Reference Level) of lead for children (3 micrograms per day).
Based on the level of lead detected in your eggs, adults would not be at risk for exceeding the Interim Reference Level for adults (12.5 micrograms per day). Please note that these threshold levels are also set nearly ten-times less than the actual amount of intake of lead from food required to reach the Center for Disease Control's blood reference level for lead.
Cadmium:
The average level of cadmium found in the eggs you submitted to our lab was below the detection limit and thus is not currently a concern.
Nickel:
The levels of nickel detected all eggs submitted to our study were significantly below the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) daily threshold for nickel consumption associated with cancer risk (5 micrograms of nickel per pound of body weight).
Copper:
The average level of copper found in your eggs was 30.2 micrograms per 57 gram egg. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry’s safe consumption threshold is 4.54 micrograms per pound of body weight per day. For a 155lb person, they would not be at any significant risk of exceeding this threshold. If you would like to calculate the approximate number of eggs you would have to eat in order to exceed this threshold, you would multiply your body weight in pounds by 4.54, then divide by the level of copper found in your eggs. To give an example calculation, if someone weighed 155lbs and the level of copper found in their eggs was 30 micrograms, they would perform the following calculation: (155×4.54)÷30=23.5 Therefore, the person in this example would have to eat approximately 23 eggs daily in order to exceed the threshold.
Mercury:
The average level of mercury found in your eggs was 0.20 micrograms per 57 gram egg. California’s Prop 65 threshold for mercury consumption associated with cancer risks is 0.07 micrograms per pound of body weight per day. For a 155lb person, they would not be at any significant risk of exceeding this threshold. If you would like to calculate the approximate number of eggs you would have to eat to exceed this threshold, you would multiply your body weight in pounds by 0.07, then divide by the level of mercury found in your eggs. For example, if someone weighed 155lbs and the highest level of mercury found in their eggs was 0.6 micrograms, they would perform the following calculation: (155×0.07)÷0.6=18.1 Therefore, the person in this example would have to eat approximately 18 eggs daily in order to exceed that threshold.
Arsenic:
The average level of arsenic found in the eggs you submitted to our lab was below the detection limit and thus is not currently a concern.
Thank you so much for participating in the UC Davis Backyard Chicken Egg Study! Your participation in this study was crucial and we hope that you will participate in future projects.
Lead:
The average level of lead found in your eggs was 0.38 micrograms per 57 gram egg. Based on this, a child would have to eat approximately 8 eggs daily to exceed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s maximum daily intake (called the Interim Reference Level) of lead for children (3 micrograms per day).
Based on the level of lead detected in your eggs, adults would not be at risk for exceeding the Interim Reference Level for adults (12.5 micrograms per day). Please note that these threshold levels are also set nearly ten-times less than the actual amount of intake of lead from food required to reach the Center for Disease Control's blood reference level for lead.
Cadmium:
The average level of cadmium found in the eggs you submitted to our lab was below the detection limit and thus is not currently a concern.
Nickel:
The levels of nickel detected all eggs submitted to our study were significantly below the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) daily threshold for nickel consumption associated with cancer risk (5 micrograms of nickel per pound of body weight).
Copper:
The average level of copper found in your eggs was 30.2 micrograms per 57 gram egg. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry’s safe consumption threshold is 4.54 micrograms per pound of body weight per day. For a 155lb person, they would not be at any significant risk of exceeding this threshold. If you would like to calculate the approximate number of eggs you would have to eat in order to exceed this threshold, you would multiply your body weight in pounds by 4.54, then divide by the level of copper found in your eggs. To give an example calculation, if someone weighed 155lbs and the level of copper found in their eggs was 30 micrograms, they would perform the following calculation: (155×4.54)÷30=23.5 Therefore, the person in this example would have to eat approximately 23 eggs daily in order to exceed the threshold.
Mercury:
The average level of mercury found in your eggs was 0.20 micrograms per 57 gram egg. California’s Prop 65 threshold for mercury consumption associated with cancer risks is 0.07 micrograms per pound of body weight per day. For a 155lb person, they would not be at any significant risk of exceeding this threshold. If you would like to calculate the approximate number of eggs you would have to eat to exceed this threshold, you would multiply your body weight in pounds by 0.07, then divide by the level of mercury found in your eggs. For example, if someone weighed 155lbs and the highest level of mercury found in their eggs was 0.6 micrograms, they would perform the following calculation: (155×0.07)÷0.6=18.1 Therefore, the person in this example would have to eat approximately 18 eggs daily in order to exceed that threshold.
Arsenic:
The average level of arsenic found in the eggs you submitted to our lab was below the detection limit and thus is not currently a concern.
Thank you so much for participating in the UC Davis Backyard Chicken Egg Study! Your participation in this study was crucial and we hope that you will participate in future projects.
Finally!! Lol interesting results. Seems to be a pretty high level of copper.
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