(June 7, 2023 at 12:38 am)Rev. Rye Wrote: In America, eggs have to be chilled, but in Europe, they can be kept at room temperature. Why? Because, to ward off salmonella, they wash the eggs, which removes the cuticle (the egg’s first line of defense against bacteria.) The rest of the world just vaccinates the chicken against salmonella, thus removing the need to wash it.
I remember when Sam's Club stacked their eggs at room temperature. That went away in the early 90's irrc.