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Re:Why Do Americans Refrigerate Their Eggs? by Retric on Saturday February 18, 2017 @06:47PM (#13677329)
Milk used to kill a lot of people yet many would drink it without issue for decades. So, your sample size is a little small in the grand scheme of things.
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Re:Why Do Americans Refrigerate Their Eggs? by stordoff on Saturday February 18, 2017 @10:08PM (#13677998)
2-4 weeks seems reasonable. The eggs we got sometime this week (UK) have a Best Before date of 5th March (and the Best Before only indicates when they start to lose their quality - they remain safe to eat for some time after that).
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Re:Why Do Americans Refrigerate Their Eggs? by spatulon on Saturday February 18, 2017 @08:05PM (#13677615)
OK, here's another sample.

The eggs I bought yesterday (I'm in the UK) have a "best before" date printed on them of 4 March, i.e. 2 weeks.

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Re:Why Do Americans Refrigerate Their Eggs? by tyldum on Saturday February 18, 2017 @10:39PM (#13678073)
That is due to EU regulations. We used to have 4 weeks on eggs in Norway, but was forced to limit it to 2 weeks. Apparently it was all about salmonella risk, even though that is very rare in our eggs.
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Re:Why Do Americans Refrigerate Their Eggs? by kwhitefoot on Sunday February 19, 2017 @04:12PM (#13682010)
I've learnt something today. I don't think I have ever looked at the expiry date on eggs here in Norway and I've been here over thirty years! I definitely keep eggs for longer than two weeks unrefrigerated.
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