Practical ethics for food professionals : ethics in research, education and the workplace /

• Other Authors: Clark, J. Peter, 1942-, Ritson, Christopher
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago, Ill. : IFT Press ; 2013.; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
• Series: IFT Press series.
• Subjects: Food industry and trade > Moral and ethical aspects.; Food ethics.; Technology and engineering > Food science.; Electronic books.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 283 pages).
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781118506394; 1118506391
• DOI: 10.1002/9781118506394

This book offers a practical guide to the most pressing ethical issues faced by those working in food manufacturing and associated industries. Early chapters look at the fundamentals of ethical thinking and how lessons of medical ethics might be applied to the food industry. The book then addresses some issues specifically relevant to the food industry, including treatment of animals; the use of genetically modified organisms; food product advertising; health claims and sustainability. Several further chapters present case studies which show how ethical thinking can be applied in real life.