Code of Professional Conduct
The following document was adopted at the 12th Annual General Meeting, on 3rd December 1975
Introduction.
The Institute has as its main objectives the advancement and application of food science and technology and to that end a Code of Professional Conduct has been adopted in order:
(a) to define the standards of professional behaviour which the Institute
requires of its members (Fellows, Associates, Licentiates and Students);
(b) to make clear to applicants for membership and to those who subsequently
seek to join the profession, the ethical standards with which they will
be required to comply;
(c) to make public the principles accepted by members of the Institute;
(d) to ensure that other professional institutes, Government Departments
and Ministries, and employers of food scientists and technologists may
be made aware of these standards.
The Code of Professional Conduct
The Code is binding on all members of the Institute and shall be subscribed to by all applicants as a condition of membership.
The Institute requires each member:
(i) to promote the aims of the Institute:
(ii) so to conduct himself or herself as to reflect credit upon the profession;
(iii) to use all proper means to maintain the standards of the profession
and to extend its usefulness and sphere of influence;
(iv) to respect any confidence gained in his or her professional capacity;
(v) when making statements or recommendations in a professional capacity
to do so objectively and fairly;
(vi) to take legitimate steps through proper channels to ensure (or assist
in ensuring) the wholesomeness of any food with which he or she is concerned;
(vii) to avoid unwarranted statements that reflect upon the character
or integrity of other members of the profession;
(viii) to recognize his or her responsibility for the professional guidance
of subordinates under his or her immediate control;
(ix) to support fellow members who may find themselves in difficulties
on account of their adherence to this Code and the Institute in its efforts
to protect them.
The code, consisting of simply stated principles, is amplified and interpreted in a set of Professional Conduct Guidelines
