What is really in your curry?
Hidden ingredients in takeaway meals, a new breed of taxi firms and how old brands stay popular. Plus more consumer news with Winifred Robinson.
Three people with severe allergies have died in recent months after eating curries thought to have been contaminated with peanuts. We hear why it's happening and the concerns of trading standards officers about hidden ingredients in our food.
We start a new series looking at how some of our biggest and oldest brands manage to stay popular and hear why a new breed of taxi business is annoying its rivals.
Presenter: Winifred Robinson
Producer: Jon Douglas.
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Food Waste
What can be done to reduce food wasted by supermarkets and manufacturers?
Duration: 06:41
Adulterated curries and peanut allergy
Trading standards officers believe ground almonds are being subsituted with peanuts
Duration: 04:31
Big Brands - Tetley Tea
We visit Tetley Tea in the first of our reports on how old brands stay successful
Duration: 06:52
Empty Homes
How one council has cut its number of empty homes by more than 6,000 in just one year
Duration: 06:32
World Cup
Oganisation that is renting out accommodation in Brazils shanty towns for the World Cup
Duration: 06:28
Physical Products
Why does the hard copy still perservere despite the availability of digital downloads?
Duration: 04:44
Olive Oil
We're buying more of the best olive oil we can afford. So is it always good for us?
Duration: 07:48
New Taxis
The days of phoning a cab or hailing one in the street may be numbered
Duration: 06:25
Broadcasts
- Mon 2 Jun 2014 12:00大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
- Mon 2 Jun 2014 12:04大象传媒 Radio 4 LW
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