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Rose veal, foie gras, free range - find out more about these issues.

Otarian
Otarian

The first low-carbon restaurant in London, Otarian are pioneers, and they do a top-notch burger and chips.

Caviar controversies
Eating caviar: ethics & controversies
At £200 for a small tin, caviar is one of the most extravagant foodstuffs in the world. Should we be paying more attention to the controversy that surrounds it, rather than its bulging price tag?
Tuna image: courtesy of Gavin Newman at Greenpeace
The ins and outs of tuna

Find out which types of tuna are sustainable, and which kinds are under threat.

RSPCA Freedom Food Farm Animal Week
Freedom Food Farm Animal Week

Learn all about farm animal welfare with the RSPCA’s annual Freedom Food Farm Animal Week, running from the 26th July - 6th August 2010.

Ethically sound rosé veal from Heaves Farm in Cumbria
What's the deal with veal?

With changing standards of farming, is veal still such a dirty word?

With everyone from the RSPCA to the Pope speaking out against foie gras, and Gor
Foie gras: an irreplaceable taste, or an ethical faux pas?

With everyone from the RSPCA to the Pope speaking out against foie gras, and numerous other chefs, including Gordon Ramsay still in favour, here are the facts from both sides of the great foie gras debate.

Jamie Oliver wins award
Jamie Oliver wins TED award

TED Award presented to Jamie Oliver for campaigning on food issues.

Battery chickens on the Olympic agenda
Battery chickens on the Olympic agenda

Campaign to take intensively farmed chicken and pork off the menu at London’s 2012 Olympic Games.

Real Food Festival
Real Food Festival

Foodie festival focusing on ethically and sustainably produced food, runs from 8th – 10th May 2009.

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall champions Freedom Food
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall champions Freedom Food

The great chicken debate hits television screens again on Monday 26th January 2009, as Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall continues his free-range chicken campaign.