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Pupils across the country were given an ‘Eggspress’ cookery lesson last week to celebrate British Egg Week. Howard Helmer, the world’s fastest omelette maker, and experts from the Kids’ Cookery School taught children how to cook some simple egg dishes including a speedy pizza omelette as...

New research shows that more children think that they should go to work on an aeroplane than go to work on an egg. The survey*, commissioned for British Egg Week, also shows that while 95% of adults can cook at least one egg dish from scratch, only half of today’s kids can. These results...

The world’s fastest omelette maker is sharing his skills with kids around the country to mark British Egg Week (30 Sep – 6 October). Howard Helmer, who holds the Guinness World Record for omelette making – 427 omelettes in 30 minutes, is fronting an ‘Eggspress’ tour travelling around the...

The British Egg Industry Council has welcomed the reversal of the House of Commons ban on the use of fresh eggs. BEIC Chairman, Andrew Joret, said: “This is a victory for common sense. We said at the time that the ban on fresh eggs was without foundation and absolutely ridiculous and we...

The British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) has called the decision of the House of Commons to ban the use of fresh eggs for dishes such as omelettes and scrambled eggs ‘ridiculous’. ‘British eggs have never been safer,’ says BEIC Chairman Andrew Joret. ‘The British Lion food safety scheme has...

A recent competition run by British Lion eggs in conjunction with blogging network Britmums saw nearly 60 bloggers share their favourite ways with eggs as a main meal option. Recipe ideas ranged from Curried scrambled eggs to the popular Spanish dish, Pisto Manchego. And the ideas are set...

British Egg Week, the annual celebration of all things eggs, will run from 30 September – 6 October 2013. This year’s campaign includes a nationwide tour of schools in conjunction with the Kids’ Cookery School charity teaching young people how to cook eggs and a newly developed range of 10...

New evidence presented today, 8 May, at a meeting of the Royal Society of Medicine’s Food & Health Forum, confirms that British eggs have moved decisively from the category of health risk to dietary recommendation, with Edwina Currie joining leading nutrition experts in a change of advice...

25 years after the salmonella in eggs crisis, Edwina Currie has praised the British egg industry for the work it has done, particularly through the British Lion mark, in effectively eliminating salmonella in eggs. You can see the full interview with the Grocer magazine here

Nutrition experts are saying it’s no coincidence that a growing number of sports stars are using eggs to fuel their success. Cricketer Chris Gayle smashed records by reaching a triple figure score after just 30 balls following an egg-filled breakfast of a plain omelette and two pancakes...