Why the U.S. Chills Its Eggs and Most of the World Doesn’t (2014)

Why The U.S. Chills Its Eggs And Most Of The World Doesn’t

Go in search of eggs in most foreign countries and you might encounter a strange scene: eggs on a shelf or out in the open air, nowhere near a refrigerator. The coating is like a little safety vest for the egg, keeping water and oxygen in and bad bacteria out. Cooking usually kills the bacteria before they can harm you; still, eggs contaminated with salmonella are responsible for about 142,000 illnesses a year in the U.S., according to the Food and Drug Administration.

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