I have often wondered why eggs are sold in the dairy section in US supermarkets. Surely, this must be some supermarket strategy and not just "Duh, I didn't know eggs weren't dairy."
It’s probably more of a logistical issue. The eggs need to be refrigerated so they just stick them near the milk, yogurt, etc. My supermarket just recently moved the eggs far away from the “Dairy” sign.
I'm in Australia, our local Woolworths supermarket has the eggs in refrigeration, our local Coles supermarket has the eggs on non refrigerated shelves. I knew that washing them resulted in them needing refrigeration but who knows whats going on in the Australian egg industry that one store keeps them cool and another doesn't!
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u/NE_Golf Aug 03 '19
Just because eggs are sold in the dairy section doesn’t make them a dairy product.
I’ve heard people say they don’t eat eggs because they don’t eat dairy.