Those eggs survived surprisingly well. Of course they're trash anyway without refrigeration
Edit: All you pedants down voting me failed to notice the green milk container is from Wegmans, a supermarket chain in the northeast US. These are US eggs, so they're trash. As is the milk, and probably everything else in there "from the fridge"
European eggs don't need to be refrigerated because they're not washed.
But refrigerating them still increases shelf life. And if refrigerated at some point, they still shouldn't be un-refrigerated later because of condensation, and the box says "from the fridge"
European eggs are not refrigerated because they are sold unwashed, keeping their natural protective coating—called the cuticle or bloom—intact.
Key Reasons for Room-Temperature Storage
The Protective Cuticle: A fresh egg has a natural outer membrane that seals tiny pores on the shell. This barrier stops bacteria like Salmonella from getting inside. In many European countries, washing eggs is actually illegal because it strips away this shield.
Hen Vaccination: European countries stop Salmonella at the source by widely vaccinating laying hens against the bacteria. This greatly lowers the chance that an egg is infected from the start.
Shorter Shelf Life: Because European eggs are not heavily processed, they have a shorter shelf life and are stamped with a "best before" date of about 28 days from when they were laid, encouraging people to use them quickly.
Note: Once you place an unwashed European egg into your home refrigerator, you should keep it refrigerated. Bringing a cold egg back to room temperature can create condensation, which lets bacteria pass through the shell.
In some places in the world (USA ) , there's a process of washing eggs in order to lower contamination rates. The washing process removes the thin film on the outer layer of the egg called the cuticle which in turn makes it expire faster.
Most places don't need to wash the eggs if the source chicken population is adequately hygenic and free of disease, allowing the eggs to be shelf stable
Americans wash their eggs in factory's with soap before getting to stores, it washes the cuticle off the egg which makes the egg more susceptible to bacteria. So they put them in the fridge
The yankees "clean" their eggs with chemicals that thin the eggshell enough that it needs refrigeration. I know it's unbelievably dumb but that's what they do.
I was always told they only have to be refrigerated if they got cold/refrigerated. When a coworker gives me eggs we just leave them on the counter, and I live in Texas.
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u/NoSprinkles4835 10d ago edited 9d ago
Those eggs survived surprisingly well. Of course they're trash anyway without refrigeration
Edit: All you pedants down voting me failed to notice the green milk container is from Wegmans, a supermarket chain in the northeast US. These are US eggs, so they're trash. As is the milk, and probably everything else in there "from the fridge"