ABSTRACT
In the 1980s, food policy became the subject of some political sensitivity for the first time since the winding down of the wartime system of food controls in the early 1950s. It is argued here that over the last ten to fifteen years a new generation of activists and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) helped to create a new context for food policy decision-making, by taking food issues to the public. The full history of this period should, of course, feature many more people than can be mentioned here; the focus in this chapter is on the NGOs and people of the new food movement rather than on the industry, government and academic experts involved in food policy.
