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Comment from Dr Carrie Ruxton, nutrition consultant to the British Egg Information Service, on the Harvard School of Public Health study: This is an observational study attempting to test for ‘cause and effect’ when it is not designed to do so. With this type of study, it is impossible to...

The British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) has welcomed the Report of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee into the implications of the Welfare of Laying Hens Directive on the UK egg industry. The report echoed the BEIC’s call for an intra-community ban on the export...

British Lion eggs have launched a new website, ‘ www.eggsforaction.com’, targeting fitness fans with inspiring new healthy recipes and tips on what those with an active lifestyle should be eating. Eggsforaction.com brings together expert nutritional advice from sports nutritionist Anita...

Picnics are the perfect way to celebrate the arrival of summer, and this August Bank Holiday will see thousands of families across the country enjoy Britain’s top picnic ingredient – the great British egg! The versatile egg is the perfect choice for picnics -whether in salads, quiches or...

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...