According to a survey conducted during 2020, by the University of Adelaide for the agency responsible for food standards in Australia and New Zealand, consumers in Australia are concerned over food-borne illness and pesticide residues.

The survey disclosed that consumers rated confidence in food safety at 5.5 on a score of of 7.  Respondents generally expressed satisfaction with the quality and safety of domestic food, but were concerned over imports.

If consumers express lack of confidence in food safety they may wish to consider the need for a cold chain extending from packing of eggs to point of sale.  It is inconceivable how an advanced society can tolerate repeated outbreaks of egg-borne salmonellosis suggesting deficiencies in detection of the pathogen in flocks, the lack of a cold chain, absence of commercial egg washing and a growing proportion of pasture-managed supply flocks.