Want yer eggs washed, Mister?

MadsL

http://www.forbes.com/sites/nadiaarumugam/2012/10/25/why-american-eggs-would-be-illegal-in-a-british-supermarket-and-vice-versa/

Why American Eggs Would Be Illegal In A British Supermarket, And Vice Versa

Interesting article.

The TL;DR version.

Americans must wash eggs by law before they are sold.
In the EU it is illegal to wash eggs before sale.

In America eggs must be refrigerated at point of sale
In EU they must NOT be refrigerated.

So, how do you like your eggs in the morning, washed or unwashed?

shopaholic01

Unfertilised. I think I've said that before......

WoollyRedHat

Why would you wash your eggs unless you planned to eat it with shell and all.

MadsL

What do you think the 'dirt' on an egg is?

shopaholic01

MadsL wrote: »

What do you think the 'dirt' on an egg is?

Shit? At least I always thought it was.

IM0

on someones head whos birthday it is

The Backwards Man

Supermarket eggs are sh1te both sides of the pond.

If you want an egg buy a hen.

IM0

The Backwards Man wrote: »

If you want an egg buy a hen.

I have a game for you, its called knifey spooney

GLaDOS

Biggest difference there is not the washing but the use of vaccinated chickens in the EU for me. Definitely prefer my chicken samonella free.

Just Like Heaven

A thread about eggs on AH. Fingers crossed for some good puns.

My name is URL

I buy free range eggs from a man that calls to the house every Friday evening.

I call him the Egg Man... koo koo ka choo

MadsL

fewtinsoffroth wrote: »

A thread about eggs on AH. Fingers crossed for some good puns.

Seriously overdue; thread has not met my eggspectations.

Love2love

MadsL wrote: »

Seriously overdue; thread has not met my eggspectations.

Really? I thought it was eggcellent!

dodderangler

IM0 wrote: »

I have a game for you, its called knifey spooney

I see you've played knifey spooney before

The Backwards Man

Did you hear about the egg that fell of a chair?

It was some crack.




Did you hear about the duckegg that fell off a chair?

It was some quack.

WesternZulu

delta36

I think that entire article is a bit of an ovary-action.



Too subtle?

hfallada

In some parts of Asia and africa they fertilise the eggs and incubate them. And before they hatch they stop it therefore killing the chick. They then eat it.

So when in Asia eat anything bar chicken cos it should be a semi formed baby chicken

Sky King

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Supermarket eggs are sh1te both sides of the pond.

If you want an egg buy a hen.

I initially read this as 'buy from a hen"

ElvisChrist6

Guy:Incognito

MadsL wrote: »

What do you think the 'dirt' on an egg is?

I think its on the outside that I don't eat. Do you wash your packet of crisps before you open them?

Don't americans have those manky looking white eggs too? cant be doing with them.

Ihatecuddles-old

I've had both, I like both.

Doesn't bother me whether they're washed or not but its interesting none the less!

Capt'n Midnight

Americans also ban Kinder eggs.

Queen-Mise

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Americans also ban Kinder eggs.

Didn't they un-ban them this week...

On March 13th 2013, "New Jersey’s Candy Treasure LLC" announced a new method of enclosing the toy. Each egg would feature a specially-designed capsule that separates the two halves of the chocolate so even a small child can see the there’s something on the inside. Thus circumventing the U.S. ban on “non-nutritive objects” that are encased entirely in food. These modified eggs are now considered legal in the United States. They are expected to be available in U.S. stores for Easter 2013. Called "Choco Treasure", these are neither manufactured nor licensed by Ferrero, and Kinder Surprise eggs remain illegal in the U.S

From Wikipedia... Although, they are not Kinder Eggs are we know them here.