Keuringsdienst van Waarde is a documentary television series that premiered on NPO 3 on April 11, 2003. It stars Teun van de Keuken, Ersin Kiris, Ajouad El Miloudi and Maurice Dekkers.
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.
April 11, 2003
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Fresh
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.
April 18, 2003
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Packaging
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.
April 25, 2003
Season 2 preview21 episodes total
Season 2 episode preview
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Artisanal
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.
April 13, 2004
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Steak
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.
April 20, 2004
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Forest Fruits
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.
April 27, 2004
Season 3 preview20 episodes total
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Tony and the chocolate factory (1/2)
Traditional consumer program with new animals, new images and an adventure by Tony Teun. Simple questions, hilarious answers, wonderful television. Reporters from the Inspection Service like to be fooled by manufacturers and retailers. But they get bizarre answers to ordinary questions. And revealingly fun. Serious TV, more fun than the best cabaret.
July 5, 2005
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Tony and the Chocolate Factory (2/2)
Traditional consumer program with new animals, new images and an adventure by Tony Teun. Simple questions, hilarious answers, wonderful television. Reporters from the Inspection Service like to be fooled by manufacturers and retailers. But they get bizarre answers to ordinary questions. And revealingly fun. Serious TV, more fun than the best cabaret.
July 12, 2005
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Pig
The new animals of the Inspection Service and temptation. How does a citizen get a pig? That won't be easy, the program makers thought. You can't just buy a pig and take it with you in the backseat. But that is possible.