UK/SPAIN (Source: BBC) The UK is considering imposing an import ban on eggs from hens kept in battery cages to protect domestic producers, a peer has said. UK producers must not be put at a competitive disadvantage when a ban on battery cages comes in next January, said Food Minister Lord Taylor of Holbeach. Most UK egg producers will comply with the new rules, but many EU countries, like Spain and Italy, are not expected to be ready. It has raised fears of a flood of cheap imports of eggs and egg products.>>>
