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Response to survey published in Journal of the American Heart Association

A survey of more than 100,000 older women in America has reported that consuming plant protein appears to reduce the risk of deaths from cancer and heart disease, while eating eggs and meat increase it. In contrast, the survey reported that consuming eggs reduces deaths from dementia by 14...

BEIC comment on PLOS Medicine article

The British Egg Industry Council has commented on the paper: Egg and cholesterol consumption and mortality from cardiovascular and different causes in the United States: A population-based cohort, published in PLOS Medicine 1. The NHS currently advises that eggs are a good choice as part...

British Lion cracks on with 2021 campaign

British Lion eggs has launched a £1.3m marketing campaign for 2021 to drive awareness of the Lion mark and capitalise on unprecedented consumer demand for eggs in retail. With retail sales growing by 18.4% in the last year (52 w/e 27 Dec 2020), the equivalent of around 1.2billion extra...

Surplus egg

Following media reports that some smaller non-Lion producers may have surplus eggs that they are struggling to sell due to the impact of the latest lockdown on suppliers to the hospitality or school sectors, the BEIC is advising that they contact one of the egg wholesalers to discuss their...

BEIC welcomes trade deal

The British Egg Industry Council has welcomed the deal agreed between the UK and the EU. Since the EU referendum in June 2016, the BEIC has continuously engaged with the UK Government over a range of issues that would impact our producers and consumers as a result of leaving the EU. Even...

Festive recipes with MOB Kitchen

Mob Kitchen, the popular online cookery channel, has developed a series of celebratory British Lion egg recipes to share with their 800k social followers during December. The dishes, which are quick, easy to prepare and affordable include Green eggs and Ham, Christmas Pavlova and a Boxing...

BBC Good Food x British Lion eggs winter warmers

The BBC Good Food x British Lion eggs microsite has been updated with fresh recipe content, highlighting seasonal ingredients, to inspire consumers to get cracking over the Christmas period and beyond. The quick, easy and tasty recipes include a pumpkin, tomato and egg one pot bake.