{"id":1775,"date":"2010-10-01T09:23:03","date_gmt":"2010-10-01T09:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jamesramsden.com\/?p=1775"},"modified":"2010-10-01T09:23:03","modified_gmt":"2010-10-01T09:23:03","slug":"this-weeks-food-news-1st-october-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jamesramsden.com\/2010\/10\/01\/this-weeks-food-news-1st-october-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"This week’s food news | 1st October 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
…and a pinch, punch, 1st of the month to you, you scallywag you. <\/em> Food labelling confuses shoppers ‘Local’ food under scrutiny *****<\/p>\n Other food news this week: *****<\/p>\n Piece of the week: *****<\/p>\n Cock-up of the week: *****<\/p>\n Video of the week:
\nUK food prices rising twice as fast as the rest of Europe
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/a>In the last three years food prices in this country have risen three times more than the rest of Europe, reports Harry ‘Crash Bang’ Wallop<\/a>. The report by Defra has raised concerns amongst campaigners that supermarkets may be trying to ride out the recession at the expense of shoppers, the cunning swines.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/a>If you watched the excellent, if at times patronising (yes, we know food rots, thankyou) FOOD<\/a> on Channel 4 this week, you’ll know that labelling isn’t always clear. There is no such place as Willow Farm, and ‘cheddar’ can come from just about anywhere. ‘Ethical’ food is also confusing consumers, with the ‘vast array’<\/a> of environmental labels seemingly not clear enough.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/a>Publicans and restaurateurs across the country are claiming food is ‘local’ when it isn’t. Barefaced lies such as ‘Hampshire spring lamb’ from New Zealand, ‘local’ samphire from Israel, and ‘home assured apple pie’ from a supermarket were found. It’s a devious and shallow practice and must stop.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>* Mouse found baked into a loaf of bread<\/a>.
\n* Record poisonings from wild mushrooms<\/a>.
\n* Foot-long burger tested in the US<\/a>. Are you listening, Byron?
\n* Angela Merkel reveals food stockpiling habits<\/a>.
\n* A chocolate boat sets sail in France<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>* Nick Baines<\/a> talks about favourite cooking utensils<\/a> – what’s your most indispensable bit of kitchen kit?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>* An amusing Twitter fail by Gillian McKeith<\/a>. Thanks for the heads up, @chrispople<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>* This is perhaps what will happen to us all if we become totally obsessed with ‘local’ food:<\/p>\n