Britain’s egg sector is at risk, the British Egg Industry Council has warned, if the Government presses ahead with proposals to ban all forms of caged egg production. The consultation, which covers enriched colony cages as well as pullet rearing and breeder cages, has prompted a stark warning that the long-term future of the UK egg industry is at risk if the policy goes ahead without safeguards. A unilateral ban in the UK would inevitably open the door to a sharp rise in imported eggs and egg products produced in cages overseas, BEIC said. That could include eggs from hens…