14/10/2013
How well have food producers and retailers responded to the horse meat scandal? How technology is helping to safeguard the purity of foods like honey, jam and meat.
Consumer confidence in food was rocked by the horse meat scandal. Now food writer Jay Rayner investigates how well food producers and retailers have responded. With cuts to front line inspectors and reports of food fraud up he examines the system to find out how confident we can be that the food we eat is what we think it is.
It seems no food is immune to fraudsters. Even honey, that purest of substances, has been targeted by criminals wanting to make money. But science is fighting back. David Whiteley meets the producers trying to protect their product and finds out how new technology is beginning to help us all be more confident that everything from our meat to jam and honey really does come from where it claims.
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How safe is our food?
With cuts to front line inspectors and reports of increasing food fraud, can the public be confident about food standards following the recent horse meat scandal?
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Food writer Jay Rayner investigates how well food producers and retailers have responded and visits Tesco's laboratories in Wolverhampton to see what the retailer is doing to improve testing.
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on the 91热爆 News website,
Horsemeat crisis 'could be repeated'
A drop in the number of food samples sent for testing could lead to a repeat of the horsemeat scandal, an expert has told 91热爆 Inside Out.
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Figures obtained from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) show reports of food fraud have risen.
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At the same time fewer food samples are being analysed by trading standards.
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on the 91热爆 News website.
'Honey map' to stamp out fakes
A "honey map" is being produced by food scientists in Norwich in a bid to ensure consumers buy a genuine product.
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) raised concerns over honey purity because it can be diluted with corn syrup or be tainted with cheap imports from abroad.
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on the 91热爆 News website.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | David Whiteley |
| Reporter | Jay Rayner |
| Series Editor | Diana Hare |
Broadcast
- Mon 14 Oct 2013 19:3091热爆 One HD, East & Cambridgeshire only