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The British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) has welcomed the consultation announced today by the Food Standards Agency on the recent report on UK egg safety by the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF). The BEIC is urging the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to amend its...

A new research paper, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, has found that eating an egg a day is not linked to increased risk of coronary heart disease. About 20% of people in European populations carry a gene called apoprotein E4 (apo E4) which is associated with...

British Lion eggs safe for all, says Government advisors A new report by Government food safety advisors, presented today (Friday 29 January), has concluded that British Lion eggs can safely be eaten runny, even by pregnant women, babies and elderly people. The report recommends that the...

British Lion Eggs are predicting that more people will be ‘going to work on an egg’ during this year’s Breakfast Week (24-30 January 2016) than in previous years’ celebrations. Latest figures show that retail egg sales have risen by 22% in the last seven years. In 2015 we ate around 33m...

Top chef, Neil Rankin, and TV and radio presenter Jenni Falconer, have signed up to be British Lion eggs ambassadors for 2016, joining TV celebrity and fitness entrepreneur Lucy Mecklenburgh. Neil Rankin, whose London restaurant Bad Egg opened in 2015, has developed a #EggCentric recipe...

The latest dietary advice for Americans outlined in the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans has removed a daily limit on dietary cholesterol and includes eggs in all three recommended healthy eating patterns, which have been shown to reduce the risk of major chronic health conditions...

Christmas party season is upon us bringing with it festive celebrations and overindulgence. Whilst we all have our own tricks and tips for dealing with the dreaded morning after, British Lion Eggs are letting you in on a fool-proof hangover cure which is more than just an old wives tale –...

A study supported by British Lion eggs has revealed that workplace wellbeing programmes can make a positive impact on employee health. During a 12-week work intervention trial 35 employees at Gatwick Airport were provided with advice on diet and physical activity, given a free pedometer...

New versions of the famous ‘Go to work on an egg’ ads are now live on the British Lion eggs YouTube channel, attracting hundreds of views already. The ‘Go to school on an egg’ ads were remade by four primary schools during British Egg Week. Schools throughout the UK entered the Eggs Factor...

Egg sales have accelerated significantly in 2015, building on several years of growth, according to new data from the British egg industry. Retail egg sales (volume) have increased by 6% in the first three quarters of 2015, compared to the same period last year. If sales continue at the...