Why are the "Meat I" products stored in refrigerator and not in freezers?

[nabhaan]

Just unlocked the "Meat I" perk and was confused that the products were stored in refrigerators and not freezers. Aren't products like chickens stored in freezers?

[weirdee]

i've been baffled since milk was placed on a normal shelf with no refrigeration

[Soups]

This game requires a suspension of disbelief in a few spots :P

[Scope1986]

The Devs are probably from Europe.

Most Milk we normaly use undergoes a Ultra Heat Treatment (UHT) which is a type of milk processing where all bacteria are destroyed with high heat to extend its shelf life for up to 6 months.

Another example would be eggs.
In the United States eggs need to be cleaned and sanitized before reaching consumers, so eggs are typically washed in order to get rid of salmonella. However, doing so eliminates a protective barrier on the shell called the cuticle, which actually makes the egg at greater risk of other contamination. To combat that risk, eggs are then refrigerated to prevent any other bacteria from growing. Eggs typically have an expiration date up to 30 days

In Europe eggs are not washed like they are in the US, so the cuticle is left on the shell. As a result, eggs can be stored at room temperature instead of needing to be refrigerated. However, eggs in Europe are marked “best before” 28 days after they were laid, so they need to get to consumers quicker because they have a shorter shelf-life.

Most supermarket Meat is not stored in a freezer. While it can be frozen on the way to the supermarket it is there generlay just refrigerated there.

[TwinShadow]

While there is frozen meat in stores in the US, some of the big stores do have meat departments (or sections for meat as well) that are simply in just chest fridges and not in a freezer.

Wasn't aware of the difference in how eggs are sold though, that's new to me.

[Bird]

I store my european eggs up to six months (you do have to turn them upside down once in a while)
I love how many people are baffled by the milk, I was just oh that's that kind of milk (I was expecting it in the fridge because it was with the dairy products) then I shrugged and moved on.
I like this game, it's nice.

[smol pp big balls]

Unwashed eggs have a much longer shelf life than what you find in big commercial stores.
Shelf stable milk is a lot more common than people realize, even in the US. I promise you your local walmart has a small section of shelf stable milk out in the regular grocery aisles somewhere, usually in the same general area as the sodas, energy drinks, gatorades, etc.
Refrigerated meat is extremely common in the US, I guess if you're way out in the middle of nowhere or somewhere remote like Hawaii it's delivered frozen so they just keep it that way, but in the vast majority of places meats are put into refrigerated sidewalls and bunkers to thaw. Stuff like beef is normally never frozen in the US unless it's an extremely cheap brand that you shouldn't be eating in the first place.