Japan can export raw eggs to U.S. for first time

Japan's fresh eggs can for the first time be exported to the United States after a restriction on their shipment was lifted on Tuesday, the farm ministry said.Tokyo had been requesting that Washington allows raw egg exports since 2004. Previously, eggs shipped to the United States were limited to those sterilized with heat, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.Fresh egg exports to Hawaii and other places at a relatively short distance from Japan can now be expected, the ministry said.To be exported, eggs need to be chilled at a temperature below 7.2 C from 36 hou…READ FULL ARTICLE