In 2008, the British Sociological Association’s (BSA) Food Study Group hosted a conference entitled “Food, Society and Public Health”.  As a result of the success of that conference a 2nd BSA Food Study Group Conference has been announced for the 5-6 July 2010.  In this upcoming event speakers will once again explore the interface between food, society and public health through a sociological lens.

Among the many themes that the conference will explore are how food systems and consumers are changing in response to the economic downturn and environmental concerns. The conference aims to examine a broad range of crosscutting food themes ranging from the local to the international. Hosted in the British library Conference Centre the Food Study Group is offering a discount for early registration.  More registration information can be found here.  There is also a conference Blog which can be found here.