News stories

Scientists may have cracked it for millions of time-strapped consumers by inventing the ultimate convenience food – an egg with an edible shell. While identical to a regular hen’s egg, boiling water activates a chemical process in the shell to render it palatable for the human digestive...

A new study from the University of Missouri suggests more protein and fewer carbohydrates at breakfast increases satiety and may help curb food cravings and cut back on evening snacking. Please click here for more information.

Kids think Easter marks the birth of Jesus and we eat chocolate eggs to celebrate the Easter Bunny’s birthday, researchers revealed yesterday (27 March) A study of 1,000 5-16 year-olds found that many have no idea why we celebrate Easter, the reasons for eating eggs or the traditional way...

New research* shows time-strapped home cooks are more likely to cook a quick meal from scratch than pop a ready meal in the microwave, so it’s cracking news that two rising culinary stars have launched a new recipe collection of egg–based main meals in minutes. The series of ten meals –...

This Mother’s Day (10 March) treat your mum to a well-deserved rest from the kitchen with a simple, yet delicious breakfast in bed. Try our recipe for a ‘perfectly balanced’ breakfast – quick and easy to prepare and especially developed to provide a nutritious breakfast that will keep mum...

Myths around eating eggs, which are now safer and more nutrient-dense than ever, mean millions of mums-to-be and their babies are missing out on their proven nutritional benefits. A new report [i], to be published in the 13 th February issue of the nurses’ journal, Nursing Standard...

To celebrate Pancake Day 2013 British Lion eggs have created a new collection of pancake recipes, using traditional, regional ingredients from around the country, to get your Shrove Tuesday off to a flying start! Click here for the ultimate guide to pancake cooking, with step-by step...

Busy Brits are ditching microwave meals in favour of home-cooked ‘fast food’, a study has revealed. Worries about the cost and their diet means that people are now cooking something quick from scratch, such as a stir-fry or omelette, instead of reaching for the staple microwave ready-meal...

A new survey of 1000 UK adults[i] has found that 99% of people don’t know the best food sources of vitamin D, despite increasing levels of deficiency in the UK population and rising numbers of cases of rickets in British children. Vitamin D deficiency affects a substantial amount of the...

A new research paper has attributed the impact of food safety programmes, led by the British Lion scheme, for a major contribution to improving public health due to the ‘remarkable decline’ in the instance of non-typhoidal Salmonella in the UK. The paper, titled ‘The “decline and fall” of...