> Modern world requires eggs to last longer, could be 3 months before an egg hits the shelf at the grocery store, so we wash them and keep them refrigerated Fa

> Modern world requires eggs to last longer, could be 3 months before an egg hits the shelf at the grocery store, so we wash them and keep them refrigerated Far from true everywhere, including in the UK which the article is about. Here in Ireland, it would even be illegal to sell washed eggs in a supermarket.