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Following the recent dioxin contamination in imported eggs, Tesco, the UK’s leading retailer, has moved to reassure consumers with a campaign to highlight its use of British Lion shell eggs. The Tesco campaign will include information at point-of-sale, online advertising and a feature in...

Chef and TV presenter Gizzi Erskine is helping to get real eggs back on the menu this Easter with a dozen recipes that can be cooked in a dozen minutes or less. Despite UK sales rising in 2010*, the UK still lags behind many other countries in the number of hens’ eggs it eats. Gizzi has...

New research* shows that Brits find pancake-making a real challenge – and it’s not just the predictable flipping and tossing catastrophes that happen on Shrove Tuesday. Ripping, sticking, burning and lumps are also the cause of many pancake traumas and 75 per cent of people don’t even know...

A new research study has shown that eating eggs at lunchtime may be the key to resisting the afternoon munchies. The study, by Leatherhead Food Research and published in The International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, showed that an egg-based lunch can help people feel fuller for...

New nutrition data from the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) has confirmed that eggs are lower in cholesterol than previously thought. A review of the nutritional composition of eggs showed they are 14 percent lower in cholesterol and 64...

Two new research papers published this month offer more good news about eggs. The first study* suggests that eggs could be beneficial for people at risk from heart disease. The paper indicates that a high-protein, reduced calorie diet which contains two eggs a day may have nutritional...

With egg sales rising for the past two years, but research showing that eight out of ten people struggle to cook them*, British Lion eggs are investing in a unique ‘eggcessories’ website that brings together dozens of egg cooking gadgets for the first time. Creating the perfect boiled egg...

Record last quarter retail sales have helped the UK egg market grow to heights unseen since the salmonella crisis in the 1980s. The last quarter of 2010 saw a 5% year-on-year rise in volume sales of eggs – one of the biggest periods for growth in recent years. The total egg market grew...

Women spend on average nine hours a week cooking*, but a new recipe collection by chef and TV presenter Gizzi Erskine will help busy cooks save precious minutes in the kitchen. The dozen recipes have a cooking time between just 1 and 12 minutes – making most quicker than the average TV ad...

With sales on the up and health experts praising their nutritional properties there are more reasons than ever to enjoy eggs during Farmhouse Breakfast Week (23-29 January 2011). A recent study revealed that eggs are one of the most nutrient-dense foods that money can buy, and all major...