Ethical food production and consumption
“Taking food ethics seriously, then, requires …that we try to take into account all the different values involved in our food choices, looking at all the consequences, weighing them up and trying to decide what is right, all things considered” - Food Ethics Council
An overview of some of the issues involved in food ethics from the UK Food Ethics Council
Where are we to turn if we want to be ethical food shoppers these days?
An opinion piece in the UK Guardian on the dilemmas of being an ethical food consumer
An overview of the issues involved in ethical consumption of fish and seafood from the Marine Stewardship Council
Free range egg labelling scrambles the message for consumers
An article on the confusion surrounding free range egg labelling in Australia from researchers at the University of Melbourne
How 'free range' are your eggs?
An overview of free range egg brands in Australia from the consumer group Choice
Videos
What does the Marine Stewardship Council label mean?
An explainer about how the Marine Stewardship Council decides whether to certify fish products as ‘sustainable’
The difference that Fairtrade makes
A video from Fairtrade about the impact of the program on farmers
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