Don’t eat too many Thames eels

Title

Don’t eat too many Thames eels

Genre

Interview

TX Date

13 Aug 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:04:38

Description

Angela Rippon interviews, on her Drivetime show, Eel and Pie shop owner Frederick Cook about government advice on the dangers of eating too many River Thames eels due to levels of pesticide residues found in them. He says his eels come from Ireland and not many people eat eels from the Thames; also on how the business started, different ways of eating eels and where to buy them.

Contributors

Angela Rippon; Frederick Cook

Keywords

Pollution; London; Environmental health; River Thames; Health advice; Drivetime (radio programme); Eels; Eel fishing; Consumer advice; Pesticide residues

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