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The Code of Practice for British Lion eggs has been significantly upgraded, with enhanced salmonella controls and improved traceability, to confirm its place as the UK and EU’s pre-eminent food assurance scheme. The latest requirements include stringent new auditing procedures, improved...

A new research study presented this week (16 October) has confirmed that the amount of iron absorbed from eating eggs may be significantly increased by consuming food or drink containing Vitamin C at the same meal. So a glass of orange juice with a breakfast egg, or an omelette and salad...

British Lion eggs have found their ‘Eggs Factor’ champion – Vicky Nowak from the Wirral was crowned the ‘face of eggs’ at a thrilling final in London after a six-month search by the egg industry. The eight finalists cooked a signature egg dish and completed the challenge of demonstrating a...

Research published in The European Journal of Nutrition this week has finally cracked the myths surrounding eggs and cholesterol. The new study showed that people who ate two eggs per day, while on a calorie-restricted diet, not only lost weight but also reduced their blood cholesterol...

The British Egg Industry Council says that a new statistical analysis of egg consumption published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition contains significant anomalies. In the study, physicians consuming a high number of eggs appeared to have higher mortality although there was no...

US researchers have found that eating eggs at breakfast time is a great slimming aid – two studies have shown that it can both help cut calorie intake by up to 415 calories per day, and increase weight loss. Research published in the December 05 issue of the Journal of the American College...

The British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) has cooperated fully with the producers of the TV programme, Jamie’s Fowl Dinners, which it hopes will present an informative and balanced picture of egg production in the UK. Early on in the preparation of the programme, the BEIC invited Jamie...

Marguerite Patten OBE, the UK’s original celebrity chef, and Shadow Agriculture Minister, Bill Wiggin, MP, have called for a return to teaching simple, healthy cooking of the post-war generation as part of a campaign to mark the golden anniversary of British Lion eggs. Marguerite launched...

The egg industry has been shocked to learn it will not be allowed to show the iconic Go To Work On An Egg ads, which featured Tony Hancock, on TV to mark the 50th anniversary of the British Lion mark. Eggs are not a food restricted under the new rules on advertising but, despite this, the...

Scientists are close to cracking the age old problem of cooking your boiled egg just right…step aside the clock and the running sand granules – here comes the self-timing egg. Using the latest heat sensitive technology, Lion Quality egg producers tasked boffins to create a foolproof way to...