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A paper published this week dispels the myths around eggs and cholesterol and confirms that UK health and heart organisations have lifted the limits on eggs as there is no conclusive evidence to link their consumption with increased risk of coronary heart disease. Nearly half (45%) of the...

British Lion Eggs is launching a nationwide search for children with the ‘Eggs Factor’. Budding Nigellas and Jamies between the ages of seven and 11 will be encouraged to come up with their favourite eggy recipe with the hope of making it to a series of cook-offs all over the UK. The 12...

Everyone is tightening their belts following the ‘credit crunch Christmas’, but British Lion eggs' sister site, Egg Recipes, has a range of recipes that cost as little as £1 per portion to prove that, with food at least, you can cut costs but still enjoy a delicious meal. It’s all about...

The Code of Practice for British Lion eggs has been significantly upgraded, with enhanced salmonella controls and improved traceability, to confirm its place as the UK and EU’s pre-eminent food assurance scheme. The latest requirements include stringent new auditing procedures, improved...

A new research study presented this week (16 October) has confirmed that the amount of iron absorbed from eating eggs may be significantly increased by consuming food or drink containing Vitamin C at the same meal. So a glass of orange juice with a breakfast egg, or an omelette and salad...

British Lion eggs have found their ‘Eggs Factor’ champion – Vicky Nowak from the Wirral was crowned the ‘face of eggs’ at a thrilling final in London after a six-month search by the egg industry. The eight finalists cooked a signature egg dish and completed the challenge of demonstrating a...

Research published in The European Journal of Nutrition this week has finally cracked the myths surrounding eggs and cholesterol. The new study showed that people who ate two eggs per day, while on a calorie-restricted diet, not only lost weight but also reduced their blood cholesterol...

The British Egg Industry Council says that a new statistical analysis of egg consumption published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition contains significant anomalies. In the study, physicians consuming a high number of eggs appeared to have higher mortality although there was no...

US researchers have found that eating eggs at breakfast time is a great slimming aid – two studies have shown that it can both help cut calorie intake by up to 415 calories per day, and increase weight loss. Research published in the December 05 issue of the Journal of the American College...

The British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) has cooperated fully with the producers of the TV programme, Jamie’s Fowl Dinners, which it hopes will present an informative and balanced picture of egg production in the UK. Early on in the preparation of the programme, the BEIC invited Jamie...