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British Egg Week, the annual celebration of all things eggs, will run from 30 September – 6 October 2013. This year’s campaign includes a nationwide tour of schools in conjunction with the Kids’ Cookery School charity teaching young people how to cook eggs and a newly developed range of 10...

New evidence presented today, 8 May, at a meeting of the Royal Society of Medicine’s Food & Health Forum, confirms that British eggs have moved decisively from the category of health risk to dietary recommendation, with Edwina Currie joining leading nutrition experts in a change of advice...

25 years after the salmonella in eggs crisis, Edwina Currie has praised the British egg industry for the work it has done, particularly through the British Lion mark, in effectively eliminating salmonella in eggs. You can see the full interview with the Grocer magazine here

Nutrition experts are saying it’s no coincidence that a growing number of sports stars are using eggs to fuel their success. Cricketer Chris Gayle smashed records by reaching a triple figure score after just 30 balls following an egg-filled breakfast of a plain omelette and two pancakes...

‘I’ve had a bad day’, ‘it was my birthday’ and ‘I couldn’t resist’ are the most common excuses for women to give up on a diet, a study revealed today. Researchers found that almost two thirds of women admit to finding any old reason to quit a healthy-eating plan – even it’s not actually...

Scientists have reported evidence that a component of egg whites may have the beneficial effect of reducing blood pressure at the 245th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Please click here for more information.

Scientists may have cracked it for millions of time-strapped consumers by inventing the ultimate convenience food – an egg with an edible shell. While identical to a regular hen’s egg, boiling water activates a chemical process in the shell to render it palatable for the human digestive...

A new study from the University of Missouri suggests more protein and fewer carbohydrates at breakfast increases satiety and may help curb food cravings and cut back on evening snacking. Please click here for more information.

Kids think Easter marks the birth of Jesus and we eat chocolate eggs to celebrate the Easter Bunny’s birthday, researchers revealed yesterday (27 March) A study of 1,000 5-16 year-olds found that many have no idea why we celebrate Easter, the reasons for eating eggs or the traditional way...

New research* shows time-strapped home cooks are more likely to cook a quick meal from scratch than pop a ready meal in the microwave, so it’s cracking news that two rising culinary stars have launched a new recipe collection of egg–based main meals in minutes. The series of ten meals –...