That’s $3 for 15 eggs. Sadly not free-range, only cage-free.

Not sure if this is the best community for this post, does anyone have a better suggestion?

  • @Macallan
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    104 hours ago

    The USDA requires eggs to be washed, which removes the natural protective coating. Then they need to be kept cool in a refrigerator.

    Over there the eggs aren’t required to be washed so the natural protective coating stays on. No refrigeration needed.

    • @[email protected]
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      11 hour ago

      Fun fact, unlike the rest of the EU, sweden does wash almost all its eggs. Unlike the United States, Sweden has very strict rules regarding how that wash is done though, and the eggs does 't loose their membrane.

      In the EU washed eggs are generally illegal to sell outside of the country of origin, Sweden is granted an exemption from that rule due the gentle nature of the wash.

    • @[email protected]
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      44 hours ago

      As someone who used to raise chickens, I know that the eggs can be covered in poop. Does this leave poop on the eggs in the store if they are unwashed?

      • @Loce
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        53 hours ago

        Yeah, some of them could have some dried up poop on the shell. Not often and not many though. But you can wash them before you use them.

      • @[email protected]
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        53 hours ago

        They are poop free. They are cleaned but not the same way as in the USA. More a tidy up than a wash.

      • @daggermoon
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        44 hours ago

        Finally, someone is asking the real questions.