Description:Opening chapters in Volume 2 of this essential collection address aspects of egg contamination, with particular emphasis on Salmonella Enteritidis. Control of egg safety and quality is the focus of part 2. Preharvest control of salmonella, egg decontamination and egg defect detection are among the topics reviewed. Part 3 covers the areas of nutritionally-enriched eggs, eggs as nutraceuticals and other applications of eggs.