Eating unrefrigerated eggs

[HelloFreshed]

Recently moved to the US. we picked up some eggs about 3 days ago (taken from the fridge) and I forgot to put them back in the fridge when I got home. I just had scrambled eggs. What are the chances I’ll be sick?

OP for those of us that have no idea about US eggs, it’s not unreasonable to state that you don’t need to refrigerate eggs. Post on a local forum.

It’s the breed of hen, that determines the shell colour. We have a couple of birds that lay beautiful blue/green.
I’m sure UK eggs use to be white, but people thought brown more wholesome. So farmers changed breed of hen.

You do in America

No need to be snarky!

If you're that concerned go to a doctor or ask a microbiologist!

Or just wait and see!

But why? Some have said it's because they're washed.

But why are they washed?

Why do they also pump their chicken meat full of god knows what and the rest of their food full of additives and colourings which is banned in the UK, the EU and Canada....?

Only on MN could an egg thread turn into a bun fight...🍳🥚🍳

I never refrigerate eggs, just keep them out of sunlight on the kitchen counter. You should be fine OP

OP will be a shell of her former self...

That's not how food poisoning works

You've eaten the eggs so its a binary outcome, what happened to other egg eaters in the past is of no consequence

People who have no idea about US eggs should not be posting advice about US eggs.

Its the first sentence that posters read, so they can either give advice if they know about US eggs or don’t give advice if they don’t.

If you’ve not been sick within 24 hours then you’ll be fine.

I probably wouldn’t eat the rest just to be on the safe side.

Are there any free range or organic eggs in America that don't need washing?

That's what happens, some posters are good eggs and some aren't

Wow this thread escalated quickly!!

I keep backyard hens so have a bit of basic husbandry knowledge in this regard.

Unfortunately, you can't tell if an egg is infected with the salmonella bacteria just by doing the float test or smelling the egg.

You are more likely to contract salmonella from eggs laid by battery hens that are housed in large sheds with thousands of birds packed together leading to unsanitary conditions, (such as is commonplace in the US). Thoroughly cooking the egg should kill the bacteria, so don't eat a soft yolk, if you're at all concerned.

Stick with organic free range wherever possible. 😊 🐓

You could even say it eggscalated.

In the US you do

https://www.insider.com/guides/health/diet-nutrition/do-eggs-need-to-be-refrigerated#:~:text=Egg%20processing%20in%20the%20US,-In%20the%20US&text=However%2C%20that%20process%20removes%20the,temperature%20of%2045%CB%9AF.

@BitofaStramash

Eggscalated!

What on Earth is wrong with US food production!!!!

In the UK you don't. But in the US they've been jetwashed because they don't have the same standards as here, and they lose some of the protective coating.

Oh dear, and Cancel the Cheque!

This is like the US bat thread all over again😂

Exactly! Most U.K. eggs were white when I was a child, then people developed a preference for brown so hens were bred to lay brown eggs.

If you live somewhere really hot, it might be best to keep eggs in the fridge but 3 day old eggs will do you no harm. You would certainly know it if they were off.

Did you survive @HelloFreshed?
Fwiw my dm keeps her eggs in the fridge, always has done and she's never lived anywhere other than the UK!

@CecilyP

Exactly! Most U.K. eggs were white when I was a child, then people developed a preference for brown so hens were bred to lay brown eggs

If you live somewhere really hot, it might be best to keep eggs in the fridge but 3 day old eggs will do you no harm. You would certainly know it if they were off

Eggs are bleached where OP lives, and salmonella is only detectable with a microscope.