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But EU states have more lax food safety laws than the US? See e.g. how Germany handles milk compared to the US.
by constantcrying 2y ago
But EU states have more lax food safety laws than the US?
See e.g. how Germany handles milk compared to the US.
- eru 2y agoThey have different standards for some things. Eg in Germany minced pork has to be safe to eat raw, because that's what Germans do. Not because they are necessarily any stricter in general. In the US eggs have to refrigerated. In Germany they are typically sold at room temperature. (I'm not sure whether refrigeration of eggs would be legal for shops in Germany?)
- constantcrying 2y agoSure, but I fail to see how this means that in general EU laws on foods are much stricter. Especially when to comes to the dichotomy of proven safe vs. not proven unsafe.
- eru 2y agoYes, I was mostly agreeing with your stance on that. I just wanted to add some extra details.
- EasyMark 2y agoThe eggs can be kept that way because they aren’t washed like they are in the USA and that process removes a valuable layer that keeps eggs shelf stable for quite a while; in the USA it washed away and to keep the eggs fresh they’re refrigerated instead. I have no idea which way is best.
- eru 2y agoYes, that was my point: they have different standards, but it's in general hard to say which one is 'stricter' or 'better', if that applies at all.
- lupusreal 2y agoIn Germany, the irradiation of almost all foods (except dry spices) is banned. There's no good reason for this, just pseudoscientific paranoia. Irradiation is a great way to safely sterilize food.