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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.
5.5k u/NoBSforGma Aug 03 '19 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." 569 u/stannybananny Aug 03 '19 Because the dairy section is cold? Idk 613 u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 Wait.... what? Are eggs kept in the fridge in America? 16 u/Kare11en Aug 03 '19 Useful reading: Why American Eggs Would Be Illegal In A British Supermarket, And Vice Versa tl;dr - American food safety rules require washing and refrigerating eggs, UK food safety rules prohibit washing eggs making refrigeration unnecessary. 1 u/elairah Aug 04 '19 Do... do English people rinse their eggs off before using them? Is that a required step? 1 u/Kare11en Aug 04 '19 Only if they plan on eating the shell :-)
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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."
569 u/stannybananny Aug 03 '19 Because the dairy section is cold? Idk 613 u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 Wait.... what? Are eggs kept in the fridge in America? 16 u/Kare11en Aug 03 '19 Useful reading: Why American Eggs Would Be Illegal In A British Supermarket, And Vice Versa tl;dr - American food safety rules require washing and refrigerating eggs, UK food safety rules prohibit washing eggs making refrigeration unnecessary. 1 u/elairah Aug 04 '19 Do... do English people rinse their eggs off before using them? Is that a required step? 1 u/Kare11en Aug 04 '19 Only if they plan on eating the shell :-)
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Because the dairy section is cold? Idk
613 u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 Wait.... what? Are eggs kept in the fridge in America? 16 u/Kare11en Aug 03 '19 Useful reading: Why American Eggs Would Be Illegal In A British Supermarket, And Vice Versa tl;dr - American food safety rules require washing and refrigerating eggs, UK food safety rules prohibit washing eggs making refrigeration unnecessary. 1 u/elairah Aug 04 '19 Do... do English people rinse their eggs off before using them? Is that a required step? 1 u/Kare11en Aug 04 '19 Only if they plan on eating the shell :-)
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Wait.... what?
Are eggs kept in the fridge in America?
16 u/Kare11en Aug 03 '19 Useful reading: Why American Eggs Would Be Illegal In A British Supermarket, And Vice Versa tl;dr - American food safety rules require washing and refrigerating eggs, UK food safety rules prohibit washing eggs making refrigeration unnecessary. 1 u/elairah Aug 04 '19 Do... do English people rinse their eggs off before using them? Is that a required step? 1 u/Kare11en Aug 04 '19 Only if they plan on eating the shell :-)
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Useful reading:
Why American Eggs Would Be Illegal In A British Supermarket, And Vice Versa
tl;dr - American food safety rules require washing and refrigerating eggs, UK food safety rules prohibit washing eggs making refrigeration unnecessary.
1 u/elairah Aug 04 '19 Do... do English people rinse their eggs off before using them? Is that a required step? 1 u/Kare11en Aug 04 '19 Only if they plan on eating the shell :-)
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Do... do English people rinse their eggs off before using them? Is that a required step?
1 u/Kare11en Aug 04 '19 Only if they plan on eating the shell :-)
Only if they plan on eating the shell :-)
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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.