Survival Guide to Food, The

Synopsis: A series of six 10-minute programmes on food poisoning and what to do to avoid it. 1) The Microbe Is So Very Small: looks at the causes and consequences of the bacteria that cause food poisoning and how to avoid stomach upsets; 2) Going to Work on an Egg: problems of undercooked eggs; why some foods are more risky than others; 3) Germs Passed and Present: the importance of hand washing; 4) Life from Beyond the Gravy: dangerous bacteria that can reside in meat, poultry and fish; 5) Too Many Cooks: food poisoning problems that can orccur when other people do the cooking; 6) Dishing the Dirt: dangers of takeaway meals and problems with washing up.
Series: Qed, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 60 min.
Year of production: 1992
Availability: Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes: Broadcast on BBC2 from 30/8/92.
Subjects: Medical sciences
Keywords: bacterial diseases; food poisoning

Director

Martin Gorst

Producer

George Auckland

Cast

Cheryl Baker

Name: BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
Contact: Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email: BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
Web: https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone: +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
Address: BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK
Notes: The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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