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Do raw eggs need a hechsher?

Answer: No (cRc, OU). Liquid eggs: yes (cRc).

Reason: Whole raw eggs have no kashrut concern, but each egg must still be checked for blood spots.

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  • cRc: whole, raw eggs in the shell are acceptable without hashgachah, even if pasteurized; liquid eggs require kosher certification. Brownish protein spots in brown eggs, unlike blood spots, are not forbidden.
  • OU: the kosher concerns it examined about raw eggs “turned out not to be of any Halachic significance”; eggs must still be checked for blood spots, even when OU-certified.

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References: cRc (askcrc.org), “Eggs, White or Brown” · OU, “Just Another Eggsample”