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> refrigerated shelf in the supermarket Wow, today I learned that in some countries, the supermarkets keep their eggs in the refrigerator! Apparently there is
by CaptainOfCoit 1y ago
> refrigerated shelf in the supermarket
Wow, today I learned that in some countries, the supermarkets keep their eggs in the refrigerator! Apparently there is a protective coat on eggs that sometimes gets washed away, and when it is, you need to store the egg in a cold environment otherwise bacteria gets in. In other places, eggs aren't washed (that much at least) so the protective coat is still there, so we store our eggs on normal room temperature shelves.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 1y agoNo comment about refrigerated eggs goes unanswered.
- CaptainOfCoit 1y agoOne of us has to be the lucky 1 in 10,000, today it was my day :)
- kbcool 1y agoThat much is the key. They're still washed, otherwise they would have all kinds of crap on them (literally, chickens only have one hole), they just aren't subjected to chemicals and scrubbing etc. Having very low salmonella rates in the flock makes it really unnecessary
- CaptainOfCoit 1y ago> otherwise they would have all kinds of crap on them The eggs I buy in my supermarket don't have literally crap on them, but it isn't uncommon that they have bit of dirt or hay/grass on them, and those are bought from a mainstream supermarket chain. I do realize they obviously do a quick cleaning pass regardless, just wanted to clarify that many eggs aren't pristine when bought :)
- microtonal 1y agoYeah, I wondered for a long time why fridges have egg holders, since I had never seen eggs in a fridge in a supermarket (yeah, I’m not in the US). They are probably washed, but only minimally - sometimes there is still a small feather or some dirt on an egg.
- rsynnott 1y agoThis was a big talking point back when TTIP was on the agenda; eggs were kind of the model case of how completely incompatible EU and US regulations would act as a trade barrier even in the absence of tariffs: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nadiaarumugam/2012/10/25/why-american-eggs-would-be-illegal-in-a-british-supermarket-and-vice-versa/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/nadiaarumugam/2012/10/25/why-am...