2015-04-17 22:46:58.066127+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Why American Eggs Would Be Illegal In A British Supermarket, And Vice Versa. I knew about the refrigeration thing (although I didn't know the argument about refrigerating the eggs causing condensation on them), but I didn't know that salmonella could be vaccinated against at a cost of $.40/chicken...
... In 1997, there were 14,771 reported cases of salmonella poisoning there, by 2009 this had dropped to just 581 cases. About 90 percent of British eggs now come from vaccinated hens – it’s required for producers who want to belong to the Lion scheme. ...