If you’ve been using the best-by date on your carton of eggs as a strict guideline, you might be throwing them away far too soon. That date isn’t really a safety warning — it’s actually a suggestion about quality, and there are many better ways to tell whether an egg is truly rotten.
We turned to a food safety expert to settle the debate on how long eggs really last and the proper way to store them so you can safely eat each one.
How long do eggs last in the fridge?
Eggs typically remain good for use for three to five weeks in the refrigerator, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
However, they “often remain safe to eat for a week or two beyond that [best by] date, as long as they’ve been kept refrigerated,” said Zachary Cartwright, a member of the Food Safety and Quality Management
...Keep reading this article on CNET.
