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Post pics of unwashed shelf-stable eggs (this scares the americans) (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Serious question: Why don't Americans like unwashed eggs? Was there a breakout of an illness in the past or?

[โ€“] ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Apparently it started in the 1970s over concerns about foodborne illnesses, yes. https://tellus.ars.usda.gov/stories/articles/how-we-store-our-eggs-and-why#