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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has reiterated its advice for vulnerable groups to check for the Lion mark on eggs to make sure they are safe. The announcement follows the creation of the #RawEggChallenge on social media, in which consumers are encouraging each other to drink raw egg and...

The British Egg Industry Council has warned consumers to check eggs as well as egg boxes in the London area following reports that imported eggs are being packed into boxes from the Traditional Free Range Egg Company Ltd, a British business that went into administration last year. The eggs...

British Lion eggs brand ambassador Tom Daley has shared his cracking British Lion Cloud Eggs recipe with his 2.1m+ followers on Instagram. Daley references his son’s love for this simple dish and his favourite memories relating to the recipe, highlighting that it is one that requires...

The British Egg Industry Council has welcomed a large new study published in Science China Life Sciences, which found that eating eggs several times a week could be linked with lower levels of cardiovascular disease and death. Although the study was conducted in China, where dietary...

Versatile and nutritious, eggs are a popular choice for consumers who are adapting to cooking at home throughout the day. To inspire consumers to move beyond their usual egg dishes and add some new ones to their repertoire, British Lion eggs has developed a series of delicious, quick and...

With a surge in Google searches questioning whether it is safe to freeze eggs and how best to do it, British Lion eggs can confirm it is completely safe to freeze egg yolks, whites and even whole eggs (so long as it is done before the box hits its expiry date). However, following our...

A large new study with an updated meta-analysis published in the BMJ today confirms no link between eating an egg a day and risk of heart disease or stroke. Researchers from the US combined the findings from three cohort studies which followed large groups of American health professionals...

British Lion eggs is encouraging students and young professionals to get cracking through a new partnership with recipe channel, Mob Kitchen. Five British Lion eggs dishes will be shared with Mob Kitchen’s audience of more than 280,000 to demonstrate the versatility, affordability, taste...

Retail egg sales have grown by more than 50% since 2008, according to the latest data issued by British Lion eggs. Following thirteen years of growth, research shows that 2019 sales volume rose by 3.4% on the previous year, to 6.6bn eggs, equating to additional sales of around 220 million...

It's Pancake Day on 25 February and British Lion eggs has a new range of recipes to help you celebrate in style throughout the day. Eggs are a fantastic source of natural protein, so our Eggs benedict pancakes or Spinach and dill pancakes with salmon and eggs are a great way start to the...