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It would likely much increase salmonella infections. Which currently appears as a far nastier problem.
by rscho 2y ago
It would likely much increase salmonella infections. Which currently appears as a far nastier problem.
- Cthulhu_ 2y agoHow's that? I know American eggs get cleaned and bleached, but that doesn't happen in Europe yet salmonella is not a huge issue. (cleaning eggs also removes some of its natural barriers, making it mandatory to refrigerate them to keep them edible)
- rscho 2y agoIndustrial eggs are tightly controlled. Homemade eggs are far more susceptible to infection. AFAIK, scrubbing eggs like in the US is generally a bad idea, and results in the need to refrigerate them.
- jagged-chisel 2y agoThis doesn’t explain the lack of salmonella from eggs in Europe
- rscho 2y agoHuh ? Yes, it does. Same reason as in the US: industrial eggs are tightly controlled.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> Homemade eggs are far more susceptible to infection Source? I buy small-farm eggs all the time. The industrial ones need sanitisation because of the literally shit condition the birds are kept in.
- razakel 2y agoChickens are vaccinated in Europe.
- thaawyy33432434 2y agolack of bleaching force owners to keep high standard (hygiene and vaccinations) If you wash your eggs before using them, you will never get salmonella.
- 9dev 2y agoBut you will get rotten eggs easily. In thirty years in Europe, I’ve had a single incidence of salmonella infection when I handled egg shells badly while doing a Carbonara (which requires raw eggs to be spread right over the plate). This really, really isn’t a problem if you follow minimal hygiene when cooking (don’t touch food after touching shells without washing your hands in between.