Reason Why You Should Never Keep Your Eggs In The Refrigerator

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and it should be nutritious and healthy. But it also needs to be tasty so it’s no wonder many people opt for eggs for breakfast. They’re packed with nutrients, easy to prepare and are delicious.

We usually buy them in the store and keep them in the fridge or at room temperature, but which is better? There was a lively debate recently about the proper way of storing eggs, should they be kept at room temperature or in the fridge? People from North America, Japan and Australia usually keep their eggs in the fridge, but there are some countries where it’s normal to keep them at room temperature.
However, people who do not keep their eggs in the fridge risk to get the bacteria called salmonella.

The Journal of Food Protection published that in vitro insertion of salmonella into eggs is more successful with non-cold eggs than with cold ones. Nevertheless, the National Public Radio states that eggs should not be refrigerated. They say that the United States have undertaken  numerous measures of protection against salmonella like inspections, washing, and tracking of the eggs from the supplier to the stores. On the other hand, the Europeans vaccinate the majority of chickens against salmonella, which means that there’s no need to worry about this bacteria. Even the FDA has stated that vaccines are one of the best preventative measures against this bacterium and if the chickens are vaccinated we’re safe.

A technical information expert from USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, Marianne Gravely
says that we shouldn’t keep eggs at room temperature for more than 2 hours. She continues by saying that we can’t possibly see if an egg is pathogen-free with the naked eye and even worse, this bacterium does not change the smell,, taste or appearance of food, meaning there’s no way to tell for sure. No one can tell if a chicken is infested with salmonella, so it is possible that the eggs, whether they come from a grocery store, a farmer’s market, or the backyard of your neighbor contain salmonella.

It’s still up to you to decide if you’re going to keep the eggs in the fridge or on room temperature. It’s always better to be safe than sorry, so why take the risk? Prevention is the best cure after all.