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The British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) has issued a warning to caterers to look for the British Lion mark in light of new Health Protection Agency reports of salmonella associated with Spanish eggs. In the latest of a long line of food poisoning outbreaks associated with imported eggs...

You can win a bit of kitchen magic as a new competition offers five lucky winners the chance to win a signed copy of Gizzi Erskine’s bestselling cookbook Gizzi’s Kitchen Magic (worth £20). Gizzi Erskine, who has developed 12 quick and easy recipes for British Lion eggs, is the presenter of...

More than 50 MPs and Peers were in attendance as members of the British Egg Industry Council briefed representatives of both Houses on the implementation of the forthcoming Welfare of Laying Hens Directive. In his address to the meeting, Mark Williams, Chief Executive of the British Egg...

Two educational papers sponsored by the British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) have won prestigious awards from the nutrition profession. ‘Recommendations for the use of eggs in the diet’, published in Nursing Standard, has won the annual award by the British Dietetic Association (BDA) for an...

Eggs are one of the cheapest but most nutrient-rich sources of protein available and have an incredible ability to boost health and even help tackle obesity, health professionals are being told. A new report, to be published in the May 19 issue of the nurses’ journal the Nursing Standard...

Following the recent dioxin contamination in imported eggs, Tesco, the UK’s leading retailer, has moved to reassure consumers with a campaign to highlight its use of British Lion shell eggs. The Tesco campaign will include information at point-of-sale, online advertising and a feature in...

Chef and TV presenter Gizzi Erskine is helping to get real eggs back on the menu this Easter with a dozen recipes that can be cooked in a dozen minutes or less. Despite UK sales rising in 2010*, the UK still lags behind many other countries in the number of hens’ eggs it eats. Gizzi has...

New research* shows that Brits find pancake-making a real challenge – and it’s not just the predictable flipping and tossing catastrophes that happen on Shrove Tuesday. Ripping, sticking, burning and lumps are also the cause of many pancake traumas and 75 per cent of people don’t even know...

A new research study has shown that eating eggs at lunchtime may be the key to resisting the afternoon munchies. The study, by Leatherhead Food Research and published in The International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, showed that an egg-based lunch can help people feel fuller for...

New nutrition data from the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) has confirmed that eggs are lower in cholesterol than previously thought. A review of the nutritional composition of eggs showed they are 14 percent lower in cholesterol and 64...