Because of the difference in USDA regulations and EU regulations on how eggs should be processed before the sale, the eggs produced in the UK become so different from US ones that, it would be illegal to sell British eggs in the US and vice verse. For the same reasons, eggs are refrigerated in the US and not refrigerated in the UK and rest of Europe - Why do some countries refrigerate their eggs and others don't?

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At the same time, USDA has laid guidelines for how commercial eggs should be produced, processed and stored to make sure eggs remain safe for public consumption. The UK has their own regulations BUT their regulations are quite opposite to those in the US making it illegal for eggs produced in the UK to be sold in the US and those produced in the US to be sold in the UK.

In the case of American eggs, USDA requires its egg producers egg farms to properly wash and sanitize their eggs before they reach consumers in order to remove any dirt and feces on the exterior of eggs.

Another thing that makes British eggs and American eggs different is how they're stored. In the UK and almost everywhere in Europe, you can see eggs sitting in unrefrigerated shelves of supermarkets. The EU regulation stipulates that eggs should in general not be refrigerated before selling to the final consumer. Chilled eggs, when left outside at room temperature (during transit between supermarket and consumer's home), may sweat and form moisture on its surface facilitating the growth of bacteria and probably their ingression into the egg.

The American system, on the other hand, instructs its seller to refrigerate eggs under 40*F in order to decrease the risk of Salmonella. Salmonella isn't a big problem in the UK because European farmers have been vaccinating their hens against salmonella sie 1990s and have got good results. Vaccination in the US is not a common practice.

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