Tim Lobstein: Papers of the London Food Commission and the Food Commission

The following is an interim description which may change when detailed cataloguing takes place in future:

Papers accumulated by Tim Lobstein in connection with his role in the London Food Commission and its successor body the Food Commission, including reports, publications, journals and magazines produced by the LFC and FC, press releases of both organisations, press cuttings relating to the LFC and FC activities, assorted leaflets and promotional brochures, annual accounts, papers relating to the transfer of the LFC funds and organisation to the Food Commission, papers relating to campaigns such as the Food Additives Campaign, The Parents Jury and Chuck Sweets off the Checkout, press cuttings and other papers relating to food irradiation, posters notably on food labelling, some GLC policy documents.

Six books by Lobstein, Lang and/or others have been transferred to the Wellcome Library printed collections.

Tim Lobstein played a key role in the London Food Commission which ran from Nov 1984 to Mar 1990 under the auspices of the Greater London Council. The LFC was a non-governmental, independent organisation primarily involved in social, economic and technological aspects of nutrition and food, general food policy, consultancies, education and training. The LFC was wound down in 1990 and succeeded by The Food Commission (UK) in 1991. Lobstein was appointed director of the Food Commission, a leading independent watchdog on food issues up until 2010.