Top Chef Stirs Senses At Exclusive Egg-Inspired Event
AUSTRALIA - The Australian Egg Corporation on Wednesday held an exclusive egg-inspired luncheon at the celebrated E’cco restaurant, with head chef Philip Johnson designing a special menu for members of Brisbane’s food industry.

Daily Egg Consumption can Reduce Risk of Macular Degeneration
AUSTRALIA - With Macular Degeneration Awareness Week to be held from 25 June to 1 July, Australians should be reminded about simple ways to reduce their risk of developing the condition, the leading cause of blindness in Australia.

Virtual Fences For Real Livestock?
BRISBANE - A virtual fence for livestock that allows better use of pasture, protects the environment and reduces labour, is being developed by the CSIRO Food Futures Flagship using satellite technology.

Council Lays Down Egg Farming Rules
AUSTRALIA - Tooradin residents have again spoken out against a proposed egg farm that they say would destroy their seaside community.

GPs Start Prescribing Eggs: New data published in Nutrition and Dietetics Journal
AUSTRALIA - A new review published in the Nutrition and Dietetics Journal shows that despite popular misconceptions, egg consumption can form part of a healthy and balanced diet, with minimal effect on cholesterol levels.

Bird flu vaccine trial a huge success
AUSTRALIA - Pharmaceutical company Imugene Ltd has achieved a perfect efficacy result in recent trials of its bird flu vaccine.

Student Eliminates Prime Suspect Chicken Gut Disease
MELBOURNE - An Australian PhD student has overturned 30 years of scientific dogma by eliminating the prime suspect believed to cause a common gut disease in chickens that costs the global poultry industries an estimated US$2 billion a year

Australia to Phase Out Use of Blackhead Treatment Dimetridazole
AUSTRALIA - The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA), has today announced it will phase out the use of the veterinary product, dimetridazole, on birds and animals destined for human consumption.

Poultry vaccine vet awarded
AUSTRALIA - A veterinarian who pioneered new vaccines to reduce the use of antibiotics in poultry has taken out Australia's top veterinary gong.

Domino’s looks to chicken to kick-start sales
QUEENSLAND - Queensland’s poultry industry is expected to get a kick, following the announcement that Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd (“Domino’s”) has introduced another new premium chicken side item to its menu.

New Study Shows Egg Breakfast Significantly Improves Diet Results
AUSTRALIA - Consuming two eggs a day significantly enhances weight loss efforts, according to the results of a new study released this week. The study shows that people who included eggs for breakfast as part of a kilojoule-controlled weight loss plan...

Which comes first, Ethanol or the Egg?
AUSTRALIA - Managing Director of the Australian Egg Corporation, James Kellaway has today demanded that ethanol producers stop their calls for more government subsidies.

Move to ban battery hens
AUSTRALIA - The Act will become the first Australian state or territory to ban battery egg production if new laws being drafted by the ACT Greens are adopted by the Assembly next month.

Egg industry probe reveals illegal operations
AUSTRALIA - A crackdown on north-west Tasmanian egg producers has uncovered an illegal operation.

Simple procedures ensure safe, natural eggs
AUSTRALIA - The Australian Egg Corporation Limited (AECL) today assured consumers that the egg industry takes food safety very seriously following reports of salmonella outbreaks in north-west Tasmania.