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With one of the wettest ever summers behind us and the dark days of winter stretching out till March, vitamin D deficiency is an increasing problem for Brits. Figures show that up to a third of adults [1] and four in ten children [2] lack the so-called ‘sunshine vitamin’ in Winter, putting...

The British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) has embarked on the first stage towards launching Judicial Review proceedings by formally writing to Defra to challenge the UK Government on its refusal to ban imports of illegally-produced battery cage eggs and egg products. British egg producers...

The Food Standards Agency has given a huge endorsement to the safety of British eggs by relaxing its advice on using eggs after their best before date. The Agency, which had previously stated that all eggs must be used within their best before date, now says that it is ok to eat eggs a...

The British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) has accused the UK Government of ‘chickening out’ on its promise to protect UK egg producers who have complied with a new EU law designed to improve the welfare of laying hens. The new legislation will prohibit the use of conventional ‘battery’ cages...

New research from Cambridge University has found that going to work on an egg may be sound advice, as scientists have discovered that egg proteins help us stay awake and alert during the working day. The study, published in the November 17 issue of the journal Neuron, suggests a cellular...

An eggcellent competition to win cookery gadget vouchers worth £20 saw hundreds of entrants hunt for the hidden Lion on www.britisheggweek.com, the site featuring egg recipes from top chefs. The recipes were donated to celebrate British Egg Week which took place this Autumn. The five lucky...

British Lion eggs are launching a new ‘Egg recipes’ app to help egg fans avoid cooking disasters while on the go. The ‘Egg recipes’ app, contains over 150 recipes including favourite egg dishes from celebrity chefs, Marcus Wareing, Atul Kochhar and Gary Rhodes. The app also enables the...

Prime Minister David Cameron is being urged to take tough action and ban imports into the UK of ‘illegal’ eggs from European battery farmed hens from 1 January 2012 or risk crippling the UK egg industry. The stark message comes today at the beginning of British Egg Week (October 10 to 16)...

Top British chefs, including Marcus Wareing, Gary Rhodes and Tom Aikens, have donated their favourite egg recipes to show their support for the British egg industry as it approaches an important deadline. The chefs are joining forces to celebrate this versatile ingredient during British...

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...