[gulabjamuns]

Why not wash them?

[sethammons]

Eggs have a protective coat. Washing them makes them permeable and subject to taking in bacteria.

[georgeam]

For natural unprocessed eggs you're right. But for most eggs in the US and Canada, the coat has been washed off, as indicated by ihodes in sister thread. So refrigeration is important there.

[sethammons]

Industrial eggs are washed, but also recoated