The inspection dives into bread. Not white but brown bread. Wholemeal to be exact. But what is whole grain?

Buy one get one 50% off; Buy one get a second one for 1 euro, 50% discount. But there is one ultimate discount: Buy one Get one. Some products even whole year round! How is this possible?

Something stands out: on goat cheese packaging we see goats with and without horns. Does a goat have horns or not? A petting zoo with horned and hornless goats makes us none the wiser.

Continued about animal nutrition. It discusses: - the secrecy of pet food manufacturers about the ingredients and production process; - claims by producers about the efficacy of animal feed; - tests on animals to make the composition as cheap as possible; - the small amount of meat in pet food.

We see an image of a very muscular bull, a powerhouse it seems. But why is the bull so muscular? The muscles exist because of a genetic mistake.

A butcher. shows us the pig isn't the same pig as that of a few years ago. Nowadays a pig has an extra rib and a few extra nipples. Those are needed to carry and feed more piglets. A farmer tells us pigs now have more piglets than before. At a breeding company they explain us how we got the pig so far to give birth to more piglets and we visit a sperm station, of which the seed flies around the globe.

in which simple questions, hilarious answers, wonderful television. The reporters from the Inspection Service wonder what manufacturers want to tell them. They get the most bizarre answers to ordinary questions.

Traditional consumer program with simple questions, hilarious answers, wonderful television. The reporters from the Inspection Service wonder what manufacturers want to tell them. They get the most bizarre answers to ordinary questions.

Traditional consumer program with simple questions, hilarious answers, wonderful television. The reporters from the Inspection Service wonder what manufacturers want to tell them. They get the most bizarre answers to ordinary questions.

It can be made from old newspapers, but fresh trees are also cut down for sanitary towels. The Value Inspection Service is a guest at an international sanitary towel conference in Geneva where men are in charge.

What is the difference between macaroni and spaghetti? Almost nothing in the Netherlands. The shape of course, but little else. The Inspection Service goes to Italy to find the real macaroni and they succeed. Our macaroni turns out not to be good macaroni and tastes like cardboard. Real macaroni also has a hole, but it certainly doesn't have to be in the shape of an elbow. Of course, spaghetti doesn't have that hole. An extremely tasty episode, with the answer to the question that has always bothered you: why does a fork have four prongs?

The Value Inspection Service keeps two pigs. The bags of food for the animals state that they contain soya. A reporter goes looking for the origin of soy, ends up in Argentina and falls over in surprise.

The process of fattening chickens is investigated by keeping chickens themselves. Discussed are the quality of chicken meat, the poultry industry and the NEPLUVI (Dutch Poultry Processing Industry Association), the ingredients of McDonald's chicken nuggets (fried chicken meat) that are being investigated by the Consumers' Association, the difference between free-range and battery chickens, the origin of French free-range chicken meat that must come from Loué according to the label and the living conditions of broilers.

It is examined to what extent consumers' perception of the concept of fresh is in accordance with the way in which the concept is used (appropriately and inappropriately). The reporters are followed on visits to Wageningen University, various fishmongers, the editors of Van Dale's dictionaries, the office of the Consumers' Association and the production department of the Friesche Vlag dairy factory.

The contents of packaged products are examined: the reason for packaging, misleading texts on packaging, permitted deception, the Advertising Code Committee, making a lot of money with little effort, the temptation of packaging and making higher profits by designing luxury packaging. During the program, photos are taken of products to see if they match the photo on the packaging.

Discussed are the origin of meat available at the butcher's, the inspection of butcher shops by the Food Inspection Service, the value of quality marks on food products and the European subsidy for the 'Effe Checken' promotional campaign and the criticism of the campaign.

The Value Inspection Service is looking into the meaning and value of the dolphin-friendly quality mark in the tuna industry. According to the industry, the logo is a quality mark that no dolphins have been harmed while fishing for tuna. Previously, many dolphins were deliberately killed by tuna fishermen.

Report on child slavery on the cocoa plantations in Ivory Coast. It is investigated whether the claims are true about the use of child slaves imported from neighboring countries on large cocoa plantations, who are ruthlessly abused by the plantation owners. It is confirmed from various sides that this is indeed the case and slavery is confirmed by statements from escaped child slaves. Slavery is a serious crime in the Netherlands and purchasing products made from slaves is tantamount to fencing under Dutch law. By buying chocolate, says Teun van de Keuken, he is guilty of a criminal offense. For that reason, he wants to report himself to the judicial authorities in order to expose the disinterest of consumers and the cocoa industry.

Research into the origin of the raw materials of Campina's PET bottles. The dairy manufacturer states on its PET bottles that they consist of at least fifty percent recycled material. The question is whether Campina can live up to the claim it makes on the packaging. Continuation of the report on the use of child slaves on cocoa plantations and the disinterest of the cocoa industry in doing something about it. Research shows that at least three percent of the chocolate produced contains cocoa contaminated by slavery.

It is investigated how products that carry the EKO quality mark distinguish themselves from ordinary products. They investigate Terrasana organic peanuts from China, organic salmon from Ireland and organic muesli from South America. In addition, Skal International is investigating how products are certified with an organic quality mark.

It is being investigated whether products that have been prepared according to the packaging according to the traditional method differ from ordinary products. What exactly does traditional mean on the packaging of: Van Oers sandwiches with egg and bacon; Italian products from Bertolli, such as olive oil and pasta sauces. One of the reporters visits a pizza baker in Naples to verify whether the Iglo pizza really comes from a wood-fired oven, and also the Knorr factory in Italy where the Bertolli products are said to be made according to traditional methods by the old rural women from the television advertisements.

A search for good and tasty steak in the Dutch store. The following is being investigated: what good steak is and how it should be cooked; - where the steak sits on the cow; - the great importance of soothing music for the quality of beef; - the tastiest grass; - that cows are often slaughtered too early; - that the steak itself must also be old (died); - the generally poor quality of steak in the store.

The program looks for the forest where the forest fruits that are processed into products such as fruit yoghurt, forest fruit cookies, forest fruit sprinkles or drinking yoghurt come from. One of the reporters visits the manufacturers of the Zuivelhoeve and learns that 50% of the fruit jelly at the bottom of the Boer'n Yoghurt pack consists of cultivated forest fruits, from countries all over the world and not from real forests, and that this applies to all forest fruit products. natural flavors are added. A second reporter visits a fruit exporter in Serbia where frozen farmed forest fruits and forest fruit pulp are made, and the test lab of the company Buteressence BV to taste forest fruit flavors.

A number of food manufacturers are calling to ask why their snacks are considered responsible. In addition, a Liga factory, a pediatrician, a consumer sociologist and a press officer from the Nutrition Center are being sought.