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THE FOOD PROGRAMME
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From amaranth to zabaglione, Sheila Dillon and Derek Cooper investigate every aspect of the food we eat. |
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PRESENTERS |
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- Derek's biography
- Derek's interview
- What do you know about Derek? |
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"Cooper is a man with tremendous gusto and passion for the pleasures of life and food, but he is also a man who has a blazing fury with those who are responsible for allowing our food supply to have become so contaminated and with those countless others who accept this state with apathy and disregard."
Journalist Colin Spencer |
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Sheila Dillon explores why we Britons eat a million packets of crisps every hour, and examines the impact of our love affair with them.
Sheila visits a crisp judging session at the 2004 Great Taste Awards where she talks to crisp aficionados Hilary Cacchio and Robert Marsham who are in search of the perfect crisp.
She then travels to Bradford to family-owned company Seabrook Crisps to find out how they make their crisps and how they're planning to sell more of them. Sheila talks to Robert and Julie Brook whose grandfather founded the firm, factory manager John Brankin and Seabrook MD Greg Kopacz.
Sheila then interviews the Marketing Director of Walkers Crisps,Vinita Pandey about Walkers hugely successful marketing strategy and about some of the health concerns associated with crisps.
The Head of the Chemical Contaminents Division of the Food Standards Agency, Bill Knock, explains the research the FSA is currently conducting into acrylamide, a cancer-causing compound which has been linked to crisps.
Sheila is joined in the studio by crisp-loving nutritionist and dietician Azmina Govindji to sample and discuss a range of healthier crisps.
Further Information:
Great Taste Awards
Seabrook Crisps
Walkers
Broadcasting Commission for Ireland (BCI)
Ofcom
FSA
BBCi Food
Books:
The GI Point Diet by Azmina Govindji, Nina Puddefoot published by Vermilion, ISBN 00919000
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