Industry News

Consumer Good Forum - Business Actions Against Forced Labour Booklet
23rd October 2018WEO are happy to have featured in the Consumer Goods Forum’s Business Actions Against Forced Labour Booklet, showcasing how FMCG organisations are turning their commitment into concrete actions.
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Global egg industry adopts formal position on antimicrobial resistance
26th September 2018The global egg industry formally endorsed the following statement on the industry’s use of antimicrobials during the Global Leadership Conference of the International Egg Commission which took place in Kyoto from 9th to 13th September.
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Egg Industry Announces Commitment to United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals
12th September 2018Today in Kyoto, the World Egg Organisation (WEO) announced the global egg industry’s pledge to work in partnership with the United Nations, to fulfil its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Adding our Voice to the Global Call to End Forced Labour
20th July 2018Think for just a moment about the challenges facing global agriculture and our food system over the coming decades, and you’ll realize—we have a lot of work to do.
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Global egg customers commit to halting deforestation from soy production in the Cerrado
11th June 2018Soy (meal) plays an essential role in feed for the egg industry. However, the increasing global demand for soy as animal feed is leading to deforestation, most significantly in South America which is also an important sourcing region for the egg industry given South America’s high-quality soy production.
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Strict measures to resume egg trades within EU
22nd August 2017Following the extremely strict measures implemented in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany in the face of the recent fipronil residues situation, trade patterns now start to resume within the EU.
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