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The nation recently woke up to eggs in a rather different way, as experts from the egg industry recounted the modern history of eggs during a half hour documentary on BBC2, entitled ‘Ever Wondered About…Eggs’. The programme featured a history of the Lion mark, both old and new. The...

Sixteen years after her remarks about salmonella in eggs led her to resign her post at the Department of Health, Edwina Currie officially gives the thumbs-up to the new safety standards of British eggs by launching British Egg Week. Mrs Currie is taking centre stage to launch a new...