What are you eating? How do you know? ...
The review of Australia's food labeling laws is underway with submissions due this Friday, 14th May.
Labelling of genetically modified food is just one issue of many that can be addressed. Others include palm oil, country of origin labelling, trans-fats, and seafood labelling.

We've put together a survey to assess what are the important issues for you in making an informed choice about your food purchases. This will form part of our submission.

If you want more meaningful labelling to assist in making informed purchasing choices, take a minute to fill in our survey and visit www.ethical.org.au/foodlabelling to find out more about making your own submission.

Join us for our next 'Meal & Movie' night, this Thursday 13th May, where we'll be taking a look at the industrialised nature of our food system and exploring the relationship between food production and human health, workers’ rights, animal welfare, and corporate control.

This will be an interactive session with discussion, activities and film exerts to explore in an Australian context the themes raised in Food Inc., and the possibilties for bringing change to the system through our food choices.

>> dinner 6.30 - 7.30pm - byo 'food and thoughts' to share
>> movie 8pm - 10.30pm. RSVP nick@ethical.org.au or 0417 114 492

Next month - 10th June - screening No Impact Man, Yarraville.
>>More about Meal & Movie nights

With 20% of our world's population living on less than $1 per day, there is a vast global inequality in the lives of people around the world. Some of this is connected to global commodities, such as coffee.

Hundreds of Australians will be holdling a Fairtrade Coffee Break in their workplaces, schools, community groups and homes during Fairtrade Fortnight (1-16 May). This is a really easy way of supporting some of the world’s poorest farmers

Organising a Coffee Break doesn’t have to be complex or time consuming. In fact it can be as simple as getting a group together to watch the short Coffee Break DVD and enjoying a great brew while you do it!

Register your Coffee Break event to receive an information pack.

• almonds
• apples
• brussel sprouts
• cauliflowers
• celery

• chestnuts
• eggplants
• fennel
• grapefruits
• imperial madarins

Eat seasonally to reduce food miles, support local growers and get back in touch with the cycles of nature. It's usually also fresher and cheaper! The items above are specific for Victoria and will vary from state to state. See more at Friends of the Earth 'Real Food Seasonal Pocket Guide' at http://www.melbourne.foe.org.au/?q=seasonal . Another general guide can be found at http://www.vnv.org.au/site/files/seasonalfoodcalendar.pdf

Register online here . (download full text list here).