Food Ethics Council

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

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

Sigrid Sterckx and Tom MacMillan discuss the value of involving citizens in decisions about food and agriculture, drawing on examples from the controversy over GM foods. More...
June 2006

This leaflet summarises the main points and recommendations laid out in the FEC report Engineering nutrition: GM crops for global justice?
September 2003

Are European concerns about GM crops making poor people go hungry? This report examines the regulation, research and ownership of GM crops, concluding that public money should go to projects where poor communities, not firms and scientists, take the lead.
September 2003

A consultation by the CabinetOffice Strategy Unit.
February 2003

Novel foods include 'functional foods', marketed with health claims, and GM foods. This thorough review of the ethical issues concludes 'no thanks, unless...', in contrast to a major report by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.
October 1999