Food Ethics Council

What can policy learn from the first wave of interdisciplinary research projects funded under the UK's £24 million-plus Rural Economy and Land Use programme?
November 2008

In this article, Tom MacMillan explains the Food Ethics Council's approach to putting ethics at the heart of decisions about food and farming and discusses the FEC's recent work on diet and public health.
March 2007

The Winter issue of our magazine, themed 'the bottom line', is available to subscribers. The cover, contents and leading article can be viewed here for free. The issue includes articles about food poverty, hunger and ethical business.
December 2006

A new discussion paper from the Food Ethics Council spells out some of the stickiest questions facing farm policy in the run up to further CAP reforms. We want to know your answers.
November 2006

Response to a consultation by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. More...
September 2006

It is in the interests of companies investing in nutrigenomics to ensure robust regulation is in place.
July/August 2006

The Autumn issue of our magazine, themed 'secrecy', is freely available here until 2nd October 2006. It includes articles on food advertising, gene-tailored diets and the hidden struggles faced by coffee producers.
September 2006

Can 'personalised nutrition' help make good health the norm? The report of a Food Ethics Council roundtable with Dame Deirdre Hutton (Chair, Food Standards Agency), hosted by the Institute for Public Policy Research.
May 2006

On 6th December 2005, the Food Ethics Council published Getting personal: shifting responsibilities for dietary health. This document summarises discussions at the symposium held to launch that report.
April 2006

The launch issue of a new magazine for subscribers, featuring news and analysis from people actively involved in producing food and making policy. The theme of this issue is negotiations. It includes articles on supermarkets, trade justice and climate change.
March 2006