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Tuesday, August 27, 2013
UK egg producers protest over fresh eggs ban
August 27, 2013   UK egg producers protest over fresh eggs ban   The chairman of the UK's National Farmers Union (NFU) poultry board has described a decision to ban fresh eggs in omelettes and scrambled eggs at the British Houses of Parliam ...
Thursday, February 28, 2013
UK hatchery expands capacity to 24 million eggs annually
February 28, 2013 UK hatchery expands capacity to 24 million eggs annually PD Hook Hatcheries, one of Europe's largest independent hatcheries, has recently expanded its hatchery unit in Great Yarmouth, UK, with an extra setting capacity of ...
Friday, July 27, 2012
UK poultry farmers request eggs, chicken price increase
UK poultry farmers wrote to leading supermarkets this week , demanding an increase in the prices of eggs and chickens by as much as 20% due to a steep rise in the feed costs, as reported Wednesday (July 25). The letter, which has been seen ...
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
UK relies on processed eggs to meet manufacturing needs
June 13, 2012 UK relies on processed eggs to meet manufacturing needs Britain is expecting to fulfil about 20% of its manufacturing needs, through tanker loads of pasteurised liquid egg imports and bulk consignments of frozen and powdered E ...
Friday, March 16, 2012
UK eggs to be stamped with EU-compliant logo
March 16, 2012 UK eggs to be stamped with EU-compliant logo All UK eggs in compliance with EU requirements of conventional cage ban will now be marked with a Lion logo. The British Egg Industry Council has also established a website www.leg ...
Friday, December 9, 2011
UK to solve illegal eggs with UV light
December 9, 2011 UK to solve illegal eggs with UV light Eggs in the UK will be screened with UV light as a preventive measure against illegal eggs from entering the market following the enforcement of new EU welfare standards in January 201 ...
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
NFU asks European Commission to safeguard UK eggs
September 20, 2011 NFU asks European Commission to safeguard UK eggs The National Farmers Union (NFU) has asked the European Commission to ensure UK egg farmers are not undercut by illegally produced eggs following the enforcement of new ru ...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
UK consumers warned of Salmonella in Spanish eggs
July 26, 2011 UK consumers warned of Salmonella in Spanish eggs More than 100 cases of Salmonella food poisoning have been reported across England, Wales, and the Isle of Man, prompting the British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) to issue a war ...
Monday, July 18, 2011
UK egg producers battle against low-priced eggs
July 18, 2011 UK egg producers battle against low-priced eggs UK free-range egg producers are fighting a cartel of UK packers who are claimed to have driven the price farmers are paid for their eggs below the cost of production. UK egg farm ...
Monday, January 10, 2011
Liquid eggs in UK may be affected by dioxins
January 10, 2011 Liquid eggs in UK may be affected by dioxins The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has been informed that following the distribution of affected eggs to the Netherlands, these eggs were mixed with other non-contaminated eggs t ...
Thursday, November 4, 2010
UK poultry industry threatened by illegal eggs
November 4, 2010 UK poultry industry threatened by illegal eggs The British Egg Insdustry Council held a briefing in Westminster recently to hear about the threats to UK poultry producers from illegal eggs post-2011, when the ban on convent ...
Monday, February 8, 2010
UK consumers prefer British eggs
February 8, 2010 UK consumers prefer British eggs Consumers are unhappy that many food products are made using imported eggs and egg products, according to research conducted late last year. Many consumers were dismayed that foreign egg pro ...
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
EU cage eggs may threaten UK market after 2012 deadline
February 3, 2010 EU cage eggs may threaten UK market after 2012 deadline The need for an intra-community trade ban on conventional cage eggs after 1 January 2012, if other member states are given more time to phase them out, is becoming cle ...
Monday, February 1, 2010
New EU salmonella report good news for UK eggs
February 1, 2010 New EU salmonella report good news for UK eggs The status of UK egg production as among the safest in the world has been reinforced by the results of the latest EU Salmonella report, with 99% of UK egg-laying flocks shown t ...
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
UK expert: medium eggs have better quality
April 8, 2009 UK expert: medium eggs have better quality                                       There is too much emphasis on egg size and the UK industry should educate consumers to prefer medium eggs, according to Tom Vesey, chairman of th ...

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