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[eru]

They have different standards for some things.

Eg in Germany minced pork has to be safe to eat raw, because that's what Germans do. Not because they are necessarily any stricter in general.

In the US eggs have to refrigerated. In Germany they are typically sold at room temperature. (I'm not sure whether refrigeration of eggs would be legal for shops in Germany?)

[EasyMark → eru]

The eggs can be kept that way because they aren’t washed like they are in the USA and that process removes a valuable layer that keeps eggs shelf stable for quite a while; in the USA it washed away and to keep the eggs fresh they’re refrigerated instead. I have no idea which way is best.

[eru → EasyMark]

Yes, that was my point: they have different standards, but it's in general hard to say which one is 'stricter' or 'better', if that applies at all.

[constantcrying → eru]

Sure, but I fail to see how this means that in general EU laws on foods are much stricter.

Especially when to comes to the dichotomy of proven safe vs. not proven unsafe.

[eru → constantcrying]

Yes, I was mostly agreeing with your stance on that. I just wanted to add some extra details.