Touch the Soil News #1370 (Feature photo White Eggs Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license- M. Chambers)
The USDA has strict guidelines on how eggs should be washed and dried to prevent external pathogens. The European Union has strict guidelines against washing eggs which destroys the egg’s outer “cuticle” increasing chances of pathogen getting into the egg. You can read more of the story here:
https://www.foodmarket.com/News/A/1145822/0/Eggs-International-How-Different-Nations-Set-Standards
