The British Egg Industry Council is an organisation set up in 1986 to represent the
British
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* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies.
** Britishness, the British identity and common culture
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egg industry. It currently has 11 member organisations including the British Egg Products Association, the
National Farmers Union and the
British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA). The BEIC operates the British Egg Information Service, which promotes the consumption of eggs to the public.
Lion Mark
The main marketing activity of the British Egg Information Service is the Lion Quality Mark scheme. This is a mark that can be stamped onto eggs by producers who are signed up to its Lion Quality Code of Practice. The code of practice requires that all laying hens must be vaccinated against
Salmonella enteritidis
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and also places certain
welfare
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, feeding, traceability and freshness standards upon producers.
Lion Code of Practice
, retrieved 4 September 2009. The Lion Mark however is not necessarily a sign that the eggs are organic
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* Organic, of or relating to an organism, a living entity
* Organic, of or relating to an anatomical organ
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or free range
Free range denotes a method of farming husbandry where the animals, for at least part of the day, can roam freely outdoors, rather than being confined in an enclosure for 24 hours each day.
On many farms, the outdoors ranging area is fenced, ...
. As of 2009, the British Egg Information Service claims that 84% of eggs produced in the UK are produced to Lion standards.
See also
* Egg Marketing Board The Egg Marketing Board was an agricultural marketing organization set up by the British government in December 1956 to stabilise the market for eggs due to a widespread collapse in sales. The Board purchased all the eggs produced in the UK, graded ...
- Predecessor to the BEIC and the initial creator of the Lion Mark.
External links
British Egg Information ServiceEgg Recipes - British Lion eggsLion Mark schemeBritish Free Range Egg Producers Association
References
Standards organisations in the United Kingdom
Food safety organizations
Agricultural marketing organizations
Egg organizations
Organizations established in 1986
1986 establishments in the United Kingdom
British food and drink organisations
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