Lifestyle: why North Americans refrigerate their eggs, but many Europeans don’t
Cooking means constant self-tutoring. The tutor researches why some Europeans don’t refrigerate their eggs, while here, we do.
In the UK, for example, hens are vaccinated against salmonella so that it doesn’t contaminate the eggs internally. With no salmonella to incubate, the eggs needn’t be refrigerated.
For eggs in the US, however, the general case is that refrigeration is depended upon to prevent salmonella’s incubation to dangerous level, in case it’s present.
I don’t know for sure which side Canada is on, but at www.eggs.ca you are advised to store eggs in the fridge.
Source:
Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane, Campbell River, BC.
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