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This Easter marks the 25th since Health Minister Edwina Currie’s comments sparked the salmonella crisis of the late 1980s – and the contrast could not be starker, with egg producers anticipating bumper sales over the holiday weekend as shoppers flock to buy traditional Easter eggs. Sales...

Health professionals at the latest meeting of the Royal Society of Medicine’s Food & Health Forum heard Professor Bruce Griffin underline the scientific case for including eggs in dietary guidelines. Many of the 150 delegates who attended on the day also visited the British Egg Information...

British Lion eggs have teamed up with leading blogger organisation BritMums to launch a search among Britain’s top bloggers to find a dozen #ShortCutEggsperts to act as ambassadors for cooking with eggs. The twelve chosen experts will receive three recipe based challenges throughout the...

British Lion eggs has partnered with WRAP to highlight the role of eggs in helping to use up leftovers and reduce food waste. The Love Food Hate Waste campaign aims to raise awareness of the need to reduce food waste and help people to take action by changing the way they prepare and eat...

A new nutrition research paper entitled ‘Dietary cholesterol, heart disease risk and cognitive dissonance’ has been published, adding to the growing body of evidence that suggests there is no need to limit egg consumption. The paper by American nutrition expert, Don McNamara Ph.D. suggests...

To celebrate Pancake Day 2014 British Lion eggs has created a new collection of delicious pancake recipes that will turn budding cooks into masterchefs and get your Shrove Tuesday off to a flying start! Click here for the ultimate guide to pancake cooking, with step-by step instructions, a...

British Lion eggs has relaunched its websites to provide two clear destinations for users – eggrecipes.co.uk and egginfo.co.uk. The relaunch is designed to ensure they meet the very latest best practice for web design and technology, making them easier to use and find across all platforms...

Michelle Keegan has revealed that she likes to start her day on one of the most versatile foods around - eggs. In an interview with Heat magazine, the Coronation Street actress said she favours a protein-based breakfast that is healthy, quick and easy to make – and her favourite egg recipe...

Eggs are a fantastic ingredient for any number of main meals – but we all have moments when inspiration is lacking in the kitchen. Enter celebrity chef Dean Edwards, who has devised a new collection of ten super-speedy egg recipes available in a special area of www.eggrecipes.co.uk. From...

The Christmas period is all about over-indulging and going to parties until the early hours – then comes the downside of the morning after. Breakfast is a crucial start to your recovery and protein-rich eggs seem to be the choice of those in the know to speed up your return to health...