[newishuser]

This is one of those obvious to some, and eye opening to others things. I had always wondered why other countries keep their eggs unrefrigerated and we Americans have always been very thoroughly warned about the dangers of room temperature eggs.

I always figured it was a matter of cultural tradition and that eggs weren't really as sensitive as I've been told. I had no idea there was so much process and science behind it.

This kind of fits as a rough analogy for software. Consumers may see eggs in either market as just eggs. Maybe they have a slight different taste, maybe some are kept in a fridge, but they're still plain, simple, safe eggs. Getting to that point of consumption though is a choreography of processes that has no "right way" and is more complex than the average consumer wants or needs to know.

[Spiritus]

>Head to an American supermarket on the other hand and eggs are always held in refrigerated units, like milk and cheese and other dairy products.

This applies to Sweden as well. Every supermarket I know of sells the eggs refrigerated (by the dairy products).

[dagw]

Some do, some don't. The two smaller stores I normally shop at don't, the huge supermarket a bit down the road does.