[graemep]

There are some variations between European countries too, although not the washing. When the UK was importing eggs due to shortages caused by bird flu, I recall government warnings about not eating raw eggs because the imported eggs were not as safe, but no warnings about storing them any differently.

So, wherever they were being imported from they were not washed American style (or we would have been warned about storage) but at least some of them were from places that had significantly different standards in some other way.

[rsynnott]

Probably the salmonella vaccine; it's mandatory in much of Europe, but there are a few countries where it's not commonly used and at least one where it's banned.

[graemep]

Why is it banned? I can understand its not being mandatory, but given how nasty salmonella can be why stop vaccinations?