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Re:Some insects I found inside dried Turkish figs from Trade... by somenameforme on Friday February 03, 2023 @02:58AM (#34638458)
Which stats? Only 4 countries/regions wash/refrigerate their eggs (US, Canada, Japan, Scandinavia) and the reason the USDA gives for requiring such is freshness. [1]

[1] - https://tellus.ars.usda.gov/stories/articles/how-we-store-ou...

Re:Some insects I found inside dried Turkish figs from Trade... by heisjustsosmart on Saturday February 04, 2023 @02:16PM (#34657194)
Don't expect a reply. He makes claims but rarely if ever backs them up.
Re:Some insects I found inside dried Turkish figs from Trade... by jandrewrogers on Sunday February 05, 2023 @11:46PM (#34673449)
The US washed its eggs to reduce rates of salmonella, it is literally in the article you linked to. That it was effective can be seen by incidence rates. The difference in salmonella rates between e.g. the US and many European countries is almost perfectly accounted for by the difference in handling eggs. With a little googling you can find plenty of papers on the subject.

The OECD and other sources rate the US, Canada, and Scandinavia has having the highest food quality and safety in the world. It goes beyond salmonella, they apply the same zealous cleanliness requirements to many other food products. This isn’t controversial, it is on the OECD website among many others.

Famously, many EU food products could not be imported into the US unless they were processed in Scandinavian food processing facilities, because other European countries had facilities that did not meet US standards. It was good business for countries like Denmark for a long time.

Re:Some insects I found inside dried Turkish figs from Trade... by somenameforme on Monday February 06, 2023 @01:35AM (#34674087)
You failed to provide a single reference, continue making grand unsupported claims, and also are making imaginary claims about the article referenced above.