Who are we? The Egg Producers Federation of New Zealand represents the interests of the commercial egg producers in this country. The definition of a commercial egg producer is all persons who purchase more than one hundred chicks per year. Membership is mandatory under the Commodity Levies (Eggs) Order 2005. Therefore, we don't cover backyard poultry farming. If you do have queries regards to backyard farming, we recommend you to contact the poultry experts who can kindly offer help. Please click here and go to "contacts" to see the experts' contact details.
What do we do? A major role for the EPF is the maintenance of current quarantine standards to ensure the protection of New Zealand’s unique avian disease free status.
How are eggs promoted? Eggs Incorporated, funded by the EPF, is the organisation that is responsible for the generic promotion of eggs. If you are interested in obtaining information on the nutritional benefits of eggs, cooking and storage tips, egg structure and makeup or recipes and ideas visit the Eggs Incorporated website. The International Egg Commission's website, Think Eggs, is also great for this.
Ever wanted to see what a New Zealand layer farm looks like? Click here to go to our Farming Types page, which contains video footage of free-range, barn and cage production systems in New Zealand.
LATEST UPDATES:
09 November 2009 - FoodSafe Week from 9th to 15th November, visit the FoodSafe Week website http://www.foodsafe.org.nz/ for more information and to go into the draw to win a great Masport barbeque and other prizes from a total pool of $16,000!
24 August 2009 - Eggs on Sunrise
13 August 2009 - A study showed extract from the membrain from an eggshell may improve joint health. Click here to view the summary of the article.
06 August 2009 - A US expert said eggs should not be correlated to heart health. Click here to view the news article.
17 July 2009 - A media release on the Convicted Egg Importer Threatened Disease-Free Status. Click here to view.
04 May 2009 - A media release on the MAF report on welfare is available! Click here to view.
04 May 2009 - The MAF Layer Hen Comparative Welfare Assessment Report 2009 has been released by MAF. Click on the MAF website link to see the summary of the report.
12 March 2009 - Members, to read a paper by the World's Poultry Science Association article on Avian Influenza login as a member above!
3 March 2009 - to view our press release ( Free-range egg producers unite to protect consumers' interests, 2 March 2009) click here!
18 February 2008 - to read a paper by the British Nutrition Foundation on misconceptions about eggs and cholesterol, click here!
9 February 2008 - a lot of information has now been updated, so have a look around! If you have any more questions, feel free to contact us on (09) 520 4300 or at
16 December 2008 - Members, to download a registration form for the Free Range Egg Producer"s Conference, log in as a member above!
12 December 2008 - Members, to download an application form for funding from the NZ Egg Producer's Charitable Trust, log in as a member above!
30 September 2008 - Members, to read the latest EPF newsletter, log in as a member above!
26 August 2008 - Seen Jamie Oliver's show Jamie's Fowl Dinners and have some questions about the New Zealand industry? Click here to view our list of questions and answers on NZ egg production.
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