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Just because they are the USDA doesn't mean they are wrong. Using bleach as a sanitizing agent is a tried and true method. I'd research the concentrations and contact times required for vinegar. Vinegar, in high enough concentrations, will start to etch the egg shell. Could be just as good, I don't know...
Just because they are USDA doesn't mean they are right, either. 50/50 vinegar solutions used on dog and cat urine will disinfect the same as bleach, as well as eliminate odor. Dipping an egg in and out of that solution shouldn't eat the shell. Vinegar will eat egg shell if the egg is submerged and left in the vinegar. Bleach is "tried and true" as you said, but there are a lot of people that are allergic to it. It's a known caustic substance, and I personally try not to use it. I'm only mentioning the vinegar for people who, like me, don't want to use bleach. It's just an alternative that should work.
Just because they are the USDA doesn't mean they are wrong. Using bleach as a sanitizing agent is a tried and true method. I'd research the concentrations and contact times required for vinegar. Vinegar, in high enough concentrations, will start to etch the egg shell. Could be just as good, I don't know...
Just because they are USDA doesn't mean they are right, either. 50/50 vinegar solutions used on dog and cat urine will disinfect the same as bleach, as well as eliminate odor. Dipping an egg in and out of that solution shouldn't eat the shell. Vinegar will eat egg shell if the egg is submerged and left in the vinegar. Bleach is "tried and true" as you said, but there are a lot of people that are allergic to it. It's a known caustic substance, and I personally try not to use it. I'm only mentioning the vinegar for people who, like me, don't want to use bleach. It's just an alternative that should work.