Food Safety from 'Farm to Fork'
European Union information page http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/food/index_en.html

'Food Navigator' Breaking News of Food &
Beverage Development http://www.foodnavigator.com/

Towards Tomorrow's Countryside http://www.towardstomorrowscountryside.com/

Friends of the Earth 'Real Food' Campaign http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/real_food/

EU Food Law: All the food changes going through EU http://www.fst.rdg.ac.uk/foodlaw/eu/news.htm

Worldwide Food Safety: Keep up to date with http://safefood.wsu.edu/wsuindexcopynews.html

ENTRI Has environmental treaties/conventions your
government has signed up to.
http://sedac.ciesin.org/pidb/pidb-home.html

Food Navigator - Latest on Sustainable agriculture http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/news.asp?id=7943

ANIMAL WELFARE

Farm Animal Welfare Council
http://www.fawc.org.uk/whatsnew.htm

National Animal Interest Alliance (USA) http://www.naiaonline.org/body/articles/archives/
welfareresolution.htm

Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UK)
http://www.ufaw.org.uk/

Humane Slaughter Association (UK) http://www.hsa.org.uk/

British Poultry Council
http://www.poultry.uk.com/farming/intro.htm

Meat and Lifestock Commission (UK) http://www.mlc.co.uk/

Compassion in World Farming
http://www.ciwf.co.uk/default.htm

Animal Transport

International Air Transport Association

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
http://www.peta-online.org

Live Exports Campaign http://www.ciwf.co.uk/Camp/Main/LE/live_export_campaign.htm

Compassion in World Farming http://www.ciwf.co.uk/

CHEMICAL FREE
Pesticides

FOE Guide to Supermarket Policies related with pesticides http://www.foe.co.uk/pubsinfo/infoteam/pressrel/
2001/20010709143046.html

Worldwide Pesticide News http://www.pesticide.net/

United Nations CODEX information http://www.fao.org/docrep/w9114e/W9114e06.htm#TopOfPage

Additives

Food additives What they are used for http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/002435.htm

Guide to food additives - Check out the E numbers:
what they are and what they do and any known affects.
http://www.x-sitez.com/allergy/additives/index.html

CODEX Alimentarius International Food Standards Agency http://www.codexalimentarius.net/STANDARD/standard.htm

Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (Canada)topics:
including 'Managing Food Allergies in the Cafeteria:Tips for Food
Service Staff' (aimed at school cafeteria but relevant to other
establishments.) http://www.foodallergy.org/index.html

Additives to avoid listed alphabetically
http://www.cspinet.org/reports/food.htm

GM FREE

Genetically Modified News: what is going on in the UK
and worldwide http://www.gmfoodnews.com/

Cartegena Protocol http://www.biodiv.org/biosafety/

Genewatch http://www.genewatch.org

Monsanto: what the GM corporations say
http://www.monsanto.co.uk/

Company Guidelines FDF/BRC Standards to avoid
GM Foods (pdf)
http://www.fdf.org.uk/pressreleases/press010907.pdf

Ag BioTec Infone: more biotech information
http://www.biotech-info.net/

ANTIBIOTICS

Environment Media Services Antibiotics http://www.ems.org/antibiotics/sub2_antibiotics.html

Soil Association
The Use and Misuse of Antibiotics in UK Agriculture

Sierra Club Antibiotic Reports
http://www.sierraclub.org/factoryfarms/factsheets/
antibiotics.asp

Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics
http://www.tufts.edu/med/apua/

From Medicine Makers

Animal Health Institute
http://www.ahi.org/Features/Antibiotics and
Animals Fast Facts.htm

National Office of Animal Health (NOAH)
http://www.noah.co.uk/

HORMONES

EU and Hormones in meat http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/him/him_index_en.html

Meat News http://www.meatnews.com/index.cfm?
fuseaction=article&artNum=1248

World Trade Organisation http://www.wto.org
WTO & the Environment http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/envir_e/envir_e.htm
WTO Disputes http://www.wto.org/english/
tratop_e/dispu_e/dispu_subjects_index_e.htm#bkmk63

Consumers International
http://www.consumersinternational.org/
news/press_archive/beefhormones.html

ORGANIC

Soil Association UK organisation for organic farming http://www.soilassociation.org

Enjoy Organic http://www.enjoyorganic.com/

The Organic Standard - keep up to date with international
developments http://www.organicstandard.com/index.htm

Food & Drink Federation: Portal to UK organic sources http://www.fdf.org.uk/fdfactivities/organic_about.html

Organicfood UK food/lifestyle magazine
http://www.organicfood.co.uk/index.html

Foodfirst Directory where to bulk buy organic
food & drink - quantities for wholesalers and retailers http://www.foodfirst.co.uk/organics.htm

The Great British Kitchen
http://www.greatbritishkitchen.co.uk/mainmenu.htm

Organic Business http://www.organicts.com/

Henry Doubleday Reseach Association for smaller
farms and gardens http://www.hdra.org.uk/guidelines/index.htm

Organic Food Federation certify throughout food
chain including retailing and catering
http://www.orgfoodfed.com/newsmain.htm

Organic Farmers and Growers
The practical organisation for organic certification http://www.organicfarmers.uk.com/index.html

Organic Europe http://www.organic-europe.net/default.asp

UK Organic Research http://www.organic-research.com/

NUTRITION

Health Development Agency
http://www.nelh.nhs.uk/nsf/chd/hda/Chapter2.htm

British Nutrition Foundation http://www.nutrition.org.uk/

BSE FREE

UK Government and BSE
http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/bse/index.html

Organic Consumers and BSE
http://www.organicconsumers.org/madcow.htm

Latest on BSE in EU
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/bse/index_en.html

SALMONELLA

Veterinary Laboratories Agency http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/vla/science/
science-foodsafe-epidem.htm

Society of Food Hygiene Technology http://www.sofht.co.uk

Pig Health http://www.pighealth.com/INDEX.HTM

FISH - SEA FOOD

Marine Stewardship Council http://www.msc.org/

Pisces http://www.pisces.demon.co.uk/factshe6.html

BBC Salmon Site http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/scotland/
newsid_1393000/1393621.stm

LOCAL SOURCING

Big Barn - local producers by post code
http://www.bigbarn.co.uk

Sustain Food Miles Campaign
http://www.sustainweb.org/chain_fm_index.asp

Local Food Works gateway to local food networks http://www.localfoodworks.org/

Foundation for Local Food Initiatives
http://www.localfood.org.uk/

Eat the View Where to buy local produce
http://www.eat-the-view.org.uk/wherelocal/default.asp

Organic Box Schemes
http://www.organicfood.co.uk/wheretoshop.html

FAIR TRADE

Fairtrade Foundation awards a consumer label,
the FAIRTRADE Mark, to products which meet internationally
recognised standards of fair trade http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/

Fair Trade Federation http://www.fairtradefederation.com/

Ethical Trading Initiative (EYI) is an alliance working
together to identify and promote ethical trade
http://www.ethicaltrade.org/

Oxfam http://www.oxfam.org.uk/fair_trade.html

SOCIAL AUDIT

International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel Restaurant,
Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers Associations (IUF) http://www.iuf.org/en/

International Confederation of Free Trade Unions http://www.icftu.org/focus.asp?Issue=ohse&Language=EN

UK Trade Union Sustainable Development
Advisory Committee
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/tusdac/

Farmers Link http://www.farmerslink.org.uk/sff.htm