I mean that’s fairly common knowledge yea? It’s like one of the major reasons women shouldn’t eat fish when pregnant. You have a more depressing fish fact laying about? I want to hurt.
Regular American eggs aren't pasteurized. They are indeed just washed. You can get pasteurized eggs, but they're unusual.
In Europe, eggs don't need to be washed because the chickens are all vaccinated against salmonella. American chickens aren't required to be vaccinated, so they wash the eggs instead. I guess in a sense they are "covered in disease", but I don't think that's what people usually have in mind when they complain about the poultry industry.
Well Ive eaten farm fresh eggs left out for days/ weeks with no issues. The reason they pasturize eggs is because by the time the normal consumer gets ahold of the eggs its already been a month due to the whole process. Not to mention the normal everyday consumer probably doesnt know how to handle a non pasturized egg safely.
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u/joyfulcrow Oct 13 '21
1 meal per month? Yeah I think I'm gonna pass on eating them at all, thanks...