News

• Easter Bunny tops Santa to post egg record

  Australian egg consumption continues to soar with the latest data showing Australians consumed record numbers of eggs over the Easter period.

• Improved quality assurance program for the egg industry

  The Australian Egg Corporation (AECL) is pleased to announce the release of Egg Standards of Australia (ESA), a voluntary quality assurance program for rearing and layer farms, which provides a practical mechanism for egg farmers to demonstrate compliance with egg farming standards.

• Australian Egg Corp takes the lead in responsible use of antibiotics

  Australian Egg Corporation Ltd (AECL) has commenced the process of Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) through participation in a survey of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in layer hens by the University of Adelaide.

• Australian egg consumption cracks Christmas record

  The latest data indicates Australians purchased a record number of eggs from supermarkets in December 2016, 7.9 per cent higher than December 2015.

• EGG farmers answer South Korean call for help

  Help from Australian egg farmers will soon be on its way to South Korea as the country fights one of its worst avian influenza (bird flu) epidemics in recent times.

• AECL’s new Managing Director

  The Australian Egg Corporation Limited has today announced the appointment of Rowan McMonnies as its new Managing Director.

• Egg-ceptional New Research: Eggs are OK Every Day

  CSIRO study finds Australian egg consumers have better quality diets

• AECL congratulates Peter Newing on award

  Australian Egg Corporation Limited, Australia’s industry services body for egg producers, has congratulated Western Australian egg farmer, Peter Newing, this year’s recipient of the Lindsay Bell Award for outstanding leadership and achievement.

• The real story about antibiotics and laying hens

  The Australian Egg Corporation Ltd (AECL) would like to set the record straight on the issue of antibiotics and the egg industry, following some provocative comments on the ABC’s ‘Catalyst’ program last night.

• AECL welcomes ‘free range’ egg labelling clarity

  The Australian Egg Corporation Limited (AECL) today welcomed the agreement by Commonwealth, State and Territory Consumer Affairs Ministers on a new definition for ‘free range’ eggs that will apply across Australia.

• AECL and the Federal Court outcome

  The Australian Egg Corporation Limited (AECL) acknowledges the judgment in favour of AECL by the Federal Court in this civil matter brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) alleging AECL and others had attempted to induce a cartel.

• To refrigerate or not to refrigerate eggs

  Science tells us that refrigerating eggs can assist reduce the risk of Salmonella but condensation on eggs caused by temperature fluctuations can increase the risk.