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Americans keep eggs in the fridge because American farming regulations result in eggs covered in poo, which need to be washed. The washing process destroys the
by radicalbyte 6y ago
Americans keep eggs in the fridge because American farming regulations result in eggs covered in poo, which need to be washed. The washing process destroys the protective layer of the egg, which means that it will spoilt outside of the fridge.
In Europe our regulations mean that the chickens are kept in much cleaner conditions; our eggs don't need to be cleaned so keep their protective layer and can be kept outside of the fridge.
- phonypc 6y agoThe important difference is that European chickens are mostly vaccinated against salmonella. Eggs and poop ultimately travel though the same orifice, so if the chicken has salmonella the egg is likely to be contaminated even if there isn't visible poop on it.
- infinite8s 6y agoThis is not quite true. While eggs and poop come out of the same orifice, while laying the egg the uterus extends a bit out of the body, so there's no chance the egg would come into contact with poop.
- hedora 6y agoYou have obviously never owned chickens. Chickens make a sport of pooping where they should not. Eggs, food, and drinking water are all fair game. If you were thinking like a chicken, you’d see that it’s inevitable: at some point in time, the egg is under the butt. One of the most important rules of being a chicken is to make sure that any clean thing under the butt is immediately pooped on. The only known exception to this rule is other chickens. I’ve never seen a chicken poop on another chicken.