Blood Found in an Egg
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Question
We receive natural farm eggs, and sometimes there is a drop of blood in the egg. According to the law, should the entire egg be discarded, or is it enough to remove the blood itself?
Answer
According to the Rema, blood in an egg prohibits the entire egg, whether it is in the white or the yolk, and this is the practice of Ashkenazi communities and some Sephardim. However, according to the Shulchan Aruch, if the blood is found in the yolk, the entire egg is prohibited, but if the blood is in the white, it is sufficient to remove the blood from the white, and the rest of the egg is permitted. This is the custom of most Sephardic communities.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 66:3