Hi, All!
It's good to note from time to time that there are astounding
differences in egg handling requirements in the US and abroad.
A recent post makes this a good time to update.
Here in the US eggs must be washed, sanitized, and stored refrigerated
no more than 45 degrees Farenheit. They must then continue to be
refrigerated after arrival at the retail store at said temperature.

Hi, All!
It's good to note from time to time that there are astounding
differences in egg handling requirements in the US and abroad.
A recent post makes this a good time to update.
Here in the US eggs must be washed, sanitized, and stored refrigerated
no more than 45 degrees Farenheit. They must then continue to be
refrigerated after arrival at the retail store at said temperature.
At my farm, for my family, we gather eggs and refrigerate them. I
don't wash them until ready for use, and then I use very warm water
(not hot) and a good scrubber.

magnolia15@windstream.net> wrote in message
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Hi, All!
It's good to note from time to time that there are astounding
differences in egg handling requirements in the US and abroad.
A recent post makes this a good time to update.
Here in the US eggs must be washed, sanitized, and stored refrigerated
no more than 45 degrees Farenheit. They must then continue to be
refrigerated after arrival at the retail store at said temperature.
At my farm, for my family, we gather eggs and refrigerate them. I
don't wash them until ready for use, and then I use very warm water
(not hot) and a good scrubber.

"Amy Blankenship" <Amy_nospam@magnoliamultimedia.com> wrote in message
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magnolia15@windstream.net> wrote in message
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Hi, All!
It's good to note from time to time that there are astounding
differences in egg handling requirements in the US and abroad.
A recent post makes this a good time to update.
Here in the US eggs must be washed, sanitized, and stored refrigerated
no more than 45 degrees Farenheit. They must then continue to be
refrigerated after arrival at the retail store at said temperature.
At my farm, for my family, we gather eggs and refrigerate them. I
don't wash them until ready for use, and then I use very warm water
(not hot) and a good scrubber.

PS and I am fairly sure you are not required to wash all eggs anywhere in
the US. However, IF they are washed in places where it is legal to do so,
they must be washed in water that is warmer than the eggs by a certain
amount and they're not allowed to sit in the water.

"Amy Blankenship" <Amy_nospam@magnoliamultimedia.com> wrote in message
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"Amy Blankenship" <Amy_nospam@magnoliamultimedia.com> wrote in message
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magnolia15@windstream.net> wrote in message
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Hi, All!
It's good to note from time to time that there are astounding
differences in egg handling requirements in the US and abroad.
A recent post makes this a good time to update.
Here in the US eggs must be washed, sanitized, and stored refrigerated
no more than 45 degrees Farenheit. They must then continue to be
refrigerated after arrival at the retail store at said temperature.
At my farm, for my family, we gather eggs and refrigerate them. I
don't wash them until ready for use, and then I use very warm water
(not hot) and a good scrubber.

PS and I am fairly sure you are not required to wash all eggs anywhere in
the US. However, IF they are washed in places where it is legal to do
so, they must be washed in water that is warmer than the eggs by a
certain amount and they're not allowed to sit in the water.

This is very interesting. Where are these regulations? There probably is
a fair amount of variation in the laws regarding the cleaning eggs between
the various states. On the other hand, if the USDA rules the roost (pun
intended) on cleaning eggs, the rules are uniform across the US.

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magnolia15@windstream.net> wrote in message
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Hi, All!
It's good to note from time to time that there are astounding
differences in egg handling requirements in the US and abroad.
A recent post makes this a good time to update.
Here in the US eggs must be washed, sanitized, and stored refrigerated
no more than 45 degrees Farenheit. They must then continue to be
refrigerated after arrival at the retail store at said temperature.
At my farm, for my family, we gather eggs and refrigerate them. I
don't wash them until ready for use, and then I use very warm water
(not hot) and a good scrubber.

PS and I am fairly sure you are not required to wash all eggs anywhere
in the US. However, IF they are washed in places where it is legal to
do so, they must be washed in water that is warmer than the eggs by a
certain amount and they're not allowed to sit in the water.

This is very interesting. Where are these regulations? There probably
is a fair amount of variation in the laws regarding the cleaning eggs
between the various states. On the other hand, if the USDA rules the
roost (pun intended) on cleaning eggs, the rules are uniform across the
US.

http://www.ams.usda.gov/poultry/pdfs/AMS-EggSt-2000.pdf implies you're not
required to wash eggs.

I have the requirements for how to wash somewhere, but I'm not finding it
at the moment.

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magnolia15@windstream.net> wrote in message
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Hi, All!
It's good to note from time to time that there are astounding
differences in egg handling requirements in the US and abroad.
A recent post makes this a good time to update.
Here in the US eggs must be washed, sanitized, and stored
refrigerated
no more than 45 degrees Farenheit. They must then continue to be
refrigerated after arrival at the retail store at said temperature.
At my farm, for my family, we gather eggs and refrigerate them. I
don't wash them until ready for use, and then I use very warm water
(not hot) and a good scrubber.

PS and I am fairly sure you are not required to wash all eggs anywhere
in the US. However, IF they are washed in places where it is legal to
do so, they must be washed in water that is warmer than the eggs by a
certain amount and they're not allowed to sit in the water.

This is very interesting. Where are these regulations? There probably
is a fair amount of variation in the laws regarding the cleaning eggs
between the various states. On the other hand, if the USDA rules the
roost (pun intended) on cleaning eggs, the rules are uniform across the
US.

http://www.ams.usda.gov/poultry/pdfs/AMS-EggSt-2000.pdf implies you're
not required to wash eggs.

I have the requirements for how to wash somewhere, but I'm not finding it
at the moment.

Ah, here we are:

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/7CF56.html