New research shows love affair between British eggs and locals
Just 8 months ahead of Brexit, food businesses across the UK are asked to rely on British Lion eggs and egg products for both supply and food safety.
The uncertainty in trade between the UK and EU raises concerns about the food supply in the near future but it also fuels the demand for domestic products such as eggs. A research carried by OnePoll among 500 nationally representative adults, in April 2018, and commissioned by British Lion Egg Processors, showed that more than two-thirds of shoppers are concerned that the egg in prepared food products they purchase is produced to different standards depending on which country it comes from.
The respondents seem to be more confident in domestic products as the poll revealed. 57% of shoppers would like to know where the eggs in prepared food they purchase come from.
More than half of shoppers were disappointed to learn that the egg products in certain prepared foods are not British. 64% of UK shoppers would feel more confident buying egg products if they saw a Lion mark on the packaging.
54% of shoppers expected the eggs in processed food products to be produced to the same standards as those required in the UK. Three-quarters of shoppers feel it’s a supermarket’s responsibility to be completely transparent about where the ingredients in their food products come from.
Almost 50% would think less of a supermarket that sold food products which contained imported eggs and 44% of shoppers would change the products they buy or where they shop if they found that the eggs used were not British Lion.
Ian Jones, Chairman of British Lion Egg Processors, said: "There is a ‘Breggsit’ storm brewing. In these uncertain times, with the potential knock-on effects of Brexit on the supply of food imports still not clear, and recurring issues with the safety of eggs and egg products produced abroad, food businesses can put their trust in the Lion to guide them through safely.
With research also clearly showing that consumers want British eggs to be used in prepared foods containing egg, now is the time for food businesses to give them what they want, relying on the Lion for surety of supply and the highest standards of food safety".
At the same time, data analysed by National Farmers Union (NFU) showed an ironic situation regarding the balance between egg production and egg imports, with Great Britain importing twice as many eggs than its own production and, at the same time, being an egg exporter.
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