IEC News

Happy World Egg Day!
9th October 2020Egg lovers around the globe celebrated #WorldEggDay on 9 October 2020. Honouring the multitude of benefits associated with eating eggs, from their fantastic nutritional value to their sustainability qualities, World Egg Day 2020 proved to be another brilliant celebration of the egg.
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Environmental Sustainability Expert Group to support the egg industry
26th May 2020We are delighted to announce the launch of our 'Environmental Sustainability Expert Group', which will bring together a small task force of experts from environmental and sustainability fields, to support the egg industry in continuing to produce affordable and sustainable protein.
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IEC Global Leadership Conference Cartagena postponed
9th April 2020Due to the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19, the IEC Executive Board has taken the decision to postpone the 2020 IEC Global Leadership Conference Cartagena. The conference will now take place in 2021, with new dates being announced in due course.
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DSM becomes inaugural Value Chain Partner to the International Egg Commission
12th September 2019DSM has become the first Value Chain Partner to the IEC. The partnership is designed to support sustainable egg production and help drive positive developments in the egg industry.
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Avian Influenza surveillance – the need for continued vigilance
30th July 2019The IEC calls for the egg industry to be vigilant in your businesses and through your associations with your CVO’s.
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Unreplaceable eggs: There’s no Substitute
29th July 2019At the IEC Business Conference Monte Carlo, Carlos Saviani, food sustainability and marketing executive, and former Vice President for Animal Protein at the WWF delivered an insightful presentation on the world’s view of eggs. His talk considered consumers changing attitudes; highlighting the current situation in developed countries concerning animal proteins, as well as reviewing how the environmental and nutritional impact of eggs are regarded in relation to food production and sustainability.
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New IEC Members - June 2019
21st June 2019In keeping with IEC custom, we welcome 8 new members who have joined the IEC since January. Our latest industry partners are a positive reflection of our global reach.
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The Importance of Avian Influenza Surveillance
12th April 2019The recent northern winter has had a very limited number of Avian Influenza outbreaks reported. The IEC’s Avian Influenza Global Expert Group considers that this is no reason for producers, whether southern or northern hemisphere producers, to let their guard down.
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IEC forms relationship with global retailer insight and research company IGD
26th February 2019The IEC recently signed an agreement with global food and grocery experts at the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD).
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New IEC Members
18th December 2018In keeping with IEC custom, we welcome the 11 new members who have joined the IEC since June. Our latest industry partners are a positive reflection of our global reach.
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