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New year heralds the annual drive towards a healthy new you and a boom for the diet industry, yet it’s the humble egg that is fast becoming the fashionable diet food of choice. Eggs are the saviour of many a dieter, appearing in the recommended ingredient list for countless weight loss...

The Christmas period is all about over-indulging and going to parties until the early hours – then comes the downside of the morning after. Breakfast is a crucial start to your recovery and protein-rich eggs seem to be the choice of those in the know to speed up your return to health...

The dates for British Egg Week 2015 have been announced as 5-11 October. More news will follow in due course. British Egg Week 2014 went viral, with celebrities and egg fans sharing ‘omelette art’ around the world, and the week itself trending on Twitter. The campaign highlighted the...

The British Egg Information Service exhibited at the Community Practitioners & Health Visitors Association annual conference & exhibition at Birmingham NEC on 5 & 6 November. There were approximately 1,000 delegates at the event who were health visitors, school nurses and community nurses...

Egg and soldiers back on the menu for pregnant women and babies Health experts are telling women not to avoid eggs when pregnant, nor to delay giving them to their babies. The British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) says that emerging research suggests that eating eggs in pregnancy and weaning...

The countdown to this year's British Egg Week (6-12 October) is underway, with this year's theme, ‘eggs make a meal out of anything’, due to highlight the important role that eggs can play in helping to minimise food waste. British Lion eggs is already a proud supporter of the Love Food...

Further endorsement of the British egg industry’s success in tackling salmonella has been published in a new scientific paper in the Journal of Emerging Infectious Diseases. The paper* cites a 99% decrease in human cases of Salmonella enteritidis between 1997 and 2011, following the...

Having recently topped a poll to find the best celebrity bikini body, ex Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan has revealed that omelettes are the secret behind her sought after figure. Michelle has been discussing her love of eggs, and omelettes in particular, in interviews with the...

Andrew Joret has been re-elected as Chairman of the British Egg Industry Council (BEIC), following the Annual General Meeting on 11 June. The role of BEIC Chairman is held by the Chairman of the National Egg Marketing Association (NEMAL), to which role Andrew Joret was elected to in 2012...

Slimming World is showcasing seven egg recipes on its website following an ‘Eggs Factor’ competition among its members to find their favourite egg dishes. The organisation has 550,00 members. The dishes, which include a Potato and Spring Vegetable Tortilla, Red Onion Crustless Quiche and a...