Another issue which is becoming more and more important to many people around the world is to buy local rather than imported produce. There are many reasons for trying to purchase locally produced foods – many people feel that it is important to support local farmers, businesses and producers, and that buying locally ensures the money spent stays within the community around you, rather than going overseas. Another reason for limiting the distance your produce has had to travel is that it cuts down on green house gas emissions – the shorter the distance your eggs have to travel between the farm, the shop, and your home, the less harmful gasses are released into the atmosphere.
Luckily there are a number of organizations that now govern the production and labelling of eggs produced in the British isles. Any packaging which mentions the Laid in Britain Quality Assurance scheme should be an assurance that the eggs you are purchasing have come from a British producer. Likewise, if the producer or farmer is associated with the British Egg Industry Council, or the Organic Farmers and Growers Group (UK), then your eggs are likely to be relatively local. All eggs produced within the EU are also required to have a quality label (‘A’ for supermarket quality, ‘B’ for poorer quality which can still be used in the production of some food products), and this may be a further indicator that the eggs you are buying have at least come from a country within the EU.
Luckily there are a number of organizations that now govern the production and labelling of eggs produced in the British isles. Any packaging which mentions the Laid in Britain Quality Assurance scheme should be an assurance that the eggs you are purchasing have come from a British producer. Likewise, if the producer or farmer is associated with the British Egg Industry Council, or the Organic Farmers and Growers Group (UK), then your eggs are likely to be relatively local. All eggs produced within the EU are also required to have a quality label (‘A’ for supermarket quality, ‘B’ for poorer quality which can still be used in the production of some food products), and this may be a further indicator that the eggs you are buying have at least come from a country within the EU.