BRITISH LION eggs are easy to spot in-shell and boxed - but the labelling of prepared foods containing egg is much more vague UK FOOD retailers have been slammed for sneaking imported eggs into their manufactured products. In recent years, consumers have enthusiastically embraced the British Lion standard for fresh shell eggs, and expect nothing less than the guarantees of food safety and high standards which that marque offers. But if they believe that the supermarkets which stock fresh British Lion eggs also use the same quality of ingredients in their pre-prepared foods, they are mistaken. Crucially, while Country Of Origin is listed on the packaging of fresh eggs, as it is with fresh meat and milk, that information does not follow eggs used as ingredients, even on products where they are to the fore, like sandwiches, quiches and salads. Under that anonymity, British supermarkets continue to use a significant number of imported eggs, that do not meet the same safety
Farm leaders react with alarm at fresh bid to re-wild lynx
16 February 2021 |
The prospect of its reintroduction has caused widespread concern from the farming industry
Free range egg producers and sheep farmers have reacted with alarm at the latest bid to re-introduce lynx to parts of the United Kingdom.
A year long study has been launched by a consortium of conservationists to see if the public would support reintroduction, with a view to releasing them within the next five years.
The project is being headed by the Vincent Wildlife Trust, Scotland: The Big Picture, and Trees for Life, and part funded by Danish billionaires Anders Poulson and Lisbet Rausing who own large estates in the Scottish Highlands.