Egg products news

A new, award-winning poached egg product from Brakes has drawn praise from British Lion egg processors. The British Lion Quality Free Range Poached Egg took the Egg Products accolade in the Cash and Carry Management 2019 Chef’s Own-Brand Award, in partnership with Craft Guild of Chefs...

With demand for eggs in pre-prepared foods, such as protein pots, on the rise, Fresh-pak Chilled Foods has become the latest supplier to gain British Lion certification. Nine of Britain’s largest processed egg suppliers are now fully certified members. With a history spanning thirty years...

British Lion eggs is renewing its calls for the EU to raise egg and egg processing safety standards across Europe following the Food Standards Agency recalling Dr Zak’s Barn farmed Liquid Egg White, which is produced in France but available across the UK, due to Salmonella. This recall is...

Food businesses across the UK are being encouraged to ‘trust the Lion’ and rely on British Lion eggs and egg products – for both surety of supply and food safety - ahead of the UK’s departure from the European Union in March 2019. With Brexit supply uncertainty and recent food safety...

Following last year’s fipronil scandal involving millions of eggs, many of which were processed, British Lion Egg Processors are disappointed that another major incident has been reported with eggs believed to have originated from the Netherlands. With reports that a large number of eggs...

JustEgg Chilled Foods has joined the British Lion Egg products scheme, meaning seven of Britain’s largest suppliers are now fully certified members. Formed in 2003, JustEgg is a family run business in East Leicester which operates from a high-tech processing plant. The small and dedicated...

Consumer demand for the use of British egg products, and clearer labelling of the origin of eggs used in prepared foods, has increased significantly following the Fipronil scandal, according to new research. The independent research[1], commissioned by British Lion Egg Processors, showed...

With contaminated eggs from Dutch farms hitting the headlines, and research showing strong consumer demand for the use of British eggs in prepared foods, British Lion egg processors are calling on food manufacturers, retailers, and caterers to reconsider their egg sourcing. Consumers want...