In the baking aisle of my local supermarket they are right at the top of the pecking order. But it seems the sunshine-hued box and deep brown speckled shell of a Burford Brown – the egg of choice for middle-class shoppers – are no guarantee that you are buying the real deal.
Shoppers have been dismayed by reports that the eggs – not cheap at £4 for six large ones – are being taken out of their boxes and swapped with cheaper varieties.
Anita Wong, a nutritionist from west London, reported last month that her daughter had noticed their usual box of
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