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The Egg-Zact Way To Store Eggs

An ARS scientist provided clear evidence that storing eggs in the refrigerator is the safest way. That might seem obvious, but many other countries don’t refrigerate their eggs because they don’t see a need to.

In a study of 5,400 eggs stored in different conditions, ARS showed that refrigerated eggs remain Grade A quality for 15 weeks, while unrefrigerated eggs went from Grade A to B in just a week  Learn more about "How We Store Our Eggs—and Why"