Why are the eggs not kept refrigerated?

[EvergreenGal]

From what I have read on the website I posted earlier there are 3 things that factor into samonella...I have had no issues with the eggs I purchase here..but I also put them in the frig when I get home. In this climate I wouldn't trust leaving them without refrigeration...but that's just me...
1. hygiene
2. how eggs are prepared
3. how eggs are stored...i.e., refrigeration

 

[SaltShaker]

It totally comes down to the preparation. Refrigeration has zero, really, zero, effect on salmonella (the only reason for keeping an egg at refrigerator temperature is it will keep fresh for a few days longer, the flip side is, it will lose intensity of flavor). An egg either has salmonella or it doesn't (which is totally a matter of the hygenic status of the farm/factory where the eggs are laid), and the only concern for salmonella poisoning is the eating of a raw egg that happens to have it. Once cooked, it's a non-issue. Only 1 in 20,000 eggs is likely to have salmonella, and virtually all of those are from "factory farms" (the majority of eggs in the U.S., but not here) - fresh eggs from real farms with good conditions virtually never have salmonella.

 

[DA]

SaltShaker, Thanks for the good info, BTW are you the same person that has the Saltshaker website??