British Egg Industry Council

Pigs, eggs and poultry get new group

AN ALL PARTY Group for pigs, eggs and poultry has been set up to represent the industries in parliament.                     The new group, chaired by Conservative MP for Tiverton and Honiton, Neil Parish, will help raise the profile of the many complex issues facing the sectors.   [...]

Ban on illegal eggs from Europe

THE GOVERNMENT has confirmed that eggs being produced in barren battery cages across the EU, and egg products made from them, cannot be exported from their own countries of origin and sold on the UK market.   In a letter to the British Egg Industry Council, Food Minister Jim Paice stated that, under an agreement [...]

Rules for egg sales at Olympics

WHEN YOU bring together the world’s top athletes, there’s going to be a big demand for protein – and that means a lot of eggs. The world’s top swimmer, Michael Phelps, has three fried eggs sandwiches and a five-egg omelette for breakfast.                     All eight of [...]