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British Lion eggs relaunches websites

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 goes to work on an egg

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...

Cracking hangover cure

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...

Edwina Currie helps launch new Lion Code of Practice

Edwina Currie praised the British Lion scheme as she launched version 7 of the British Lion of Code of Practice at Westminster on Friday, stating: “In Britain, provided it’s got a little Lion on, it’s safe.” The launch of version 7 coincides with the Lion’s 15th anniversary, during which...

Thousands sign legaleggs.com pledge

After a campaign to raise awareness of the EU ban on battery cages in 2012, more than 5,000 people signed up to the legaleggs.com pledge as a show of solidarity with producers of British Lion eggs and egg products and to support the fight to keep eggs and egg products produced from illegal...

New report establishes the nutritional benefits of eggs

A new report published 25 years after the Edwina salmonella crisis, shows that scientific opinion has turned full circle - with health experts now recommending that increased consumption of eggs could have widespread benefits for several key population groups. ‘Eggs - establishing the...

British Lion celebrates 15 years of safeguarding Britain’s health

This week (2 November 2013) sees the launch of a new version of the British Lion Code of Practice, marking the 15th anniversary of the Code and the return of the ‘little Lion’ to British eggs. Since November 1998, 130 billion Lion eggs have been sold, £100million has been invested by the...

Bloggers get cracking

Hundreds of bloggers got involved on twitter this month to swap egg recipe ideas as part of a ‘Twitter party’ held on the social networking site during British Egg Week. One hour of eggcellent chat resulted in countless recipe ideas, tips and even saw the party trending. The speedy recipe...

Friday is World Egg Day!

We eat 350 eggs every second in the UK, so get cracking this World Egg Day (Friday 11 October) with delicious egg meals from across the globe. Among the hundreds of recipes on www.eggrecipes.co.uk is a speedy Curried Scrambled Eggs, a flavour-packed Japanese omelette or extra easy Egg...