The WORST episodes of Keuringsdienst van waarde

#1 - Smoked

Season 24 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/25/2024

We know about sausage. Fish too. They get smoked. But walk the isles and the whole supermarket seems to filled with smoke. Smoked chips and nuts. Smoked tofu and smoked cheese. Sometimes it says 'smoked' in large letters. Sometimes 'with smoke flavor.' And then there are products that mention neither smoke nor fire but do contain smoke aroma. And also, don't we know smoke is bad you? Houses have to get rid of the fireplaces and smoking is not done. So why is our food full of smoke?

#2 - Raw Ham

Season 24 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/15/2024

It is often separated, but we also like it raw: ham. Supermarkets have raw hams from many regions for sale. From Parma to Coburg, Black Forest to Spain. Almost identical at a glance, but with a high price. From thirteen to over fifty euros per kilo. How can it be, all pork raw, such a big difference in price? Value Inspection Service about the raw reality behind raw ham from the grocer.

#3 - Mouthwash

Season 24 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/29/2024

Brush, clean and floss your teeth well and your teeth will remain fresh and healthy. Or not? No, say the mouthwash sellers: for a really spotless mouth you have to use mouthwash. Good for eternally fresh breath and no more cavities, the bottles say. Rinse twice a day for minutes with: yes, what exactly? The Keuringsdienst puts on its best smile, dives into the mouthwash and discovers that appearances are sometimes expensive.

#4 - Olive oil

Season 24 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/5/2024

An olive, a press and presto: olive oil. Simple enough, you might say, but leave it to the Dutch grocery mentality to turn it into something extremely complex. There is mild olive oil and traditional olive oil. Classico and Extra Virgin. For cold, lukewarm and hot. Meat, fish and chicken. So many varieties that choosing is almost impossible. Because what is the difference? De Keuringsdienst van Waarde asks around in olive oil producing countries and raises eyebrows about the story that you cannot bake in virgin olive oil.

#5 - Honey

Season 24 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/12/2024

They come from the flowers and the bees: pots of honey. Simply available in abundance at every grocer. But de Keuringsdienst finds it strange that one scornful one costs four and a half euros per kilo and the other costs more than twenty. How is that possible? Bees are bees and flowers are flowers, right? They don't add anything else to it, do they?

#6 - Organic mussels

Season 24 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/19/2024

It is of course logical that in the organic store they only sell items that are labeled as organic. They may even sell boxes of mussels with a sticker. So organic. But how organic are organic mussels? Or how much not? A mussel is simply fished from the sea, right? De Keuringsdienst asks mussel men, who appear to call themselves mussel fishermen as well as mussel farmers, and discovers that all mussels are equal. Some just a little more than others.

#7 - Down

Season 24 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/26/2024

All the ducks were wonderfully warm in the ice-cold water: people looked at them and wanted that too. And so we took their down and put it in our coats and duvets. It turned out that was not being done animal-friendly for a long time. There were stories of live plucking and force-feeding of ducks and geese. But buy something with down now and you will receive a stack of promises. It says responsible. Fair and even animal-friendly. Do good, buy down! But how do they actually obtain responsible, animal-friendly down? De Keuringsdienst van Waarde dresses extra warmly and discovers that a chick is not actually a chick when it is made cold.

#8 - Gelatin

Season 24 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/4/2024

Puddings and sweets: as long as they stand, they are stiff from gelatin. And it is the worst kept secret of the food industry that gelatin is made from dead animals. Often pigs, sometimes cows. Difficult for vegetarians and people of faith. And because the customer is king, some producers claim to have partially removed the stuff from their food. But suddenly De Keuringsdienst sees gelatin in places where it had never been noticed before. From pesto to coconut bread. Chocolate mousse to custard lip. But why is one possible and the other not possible without gelatin? De Keuringsdienst van Waarde on dead animals in places where you don't expect them.

#9 - Pasta

Season 24 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/11/2024

It has now become practically Dutch: pasta. Many packages go through each person per week. But which one should you choose exactly? There is fresh and dried. In many shapes and sizes. With and without egg. Expensive and pressed through a bronze mold or dirt cheap and very slippery. Sometimes you cook them for a short time and then again for a very long time. And all supposedly really Italian. Different types of pasta, no one knows what it is. De Keuringsdienst about very simple dough that has been made far too complicated.

#10 - Hidden eggs

Season 24 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/18/2024

Buy an egg and you know where it was laid. The box says free range or even organic. There is a code on the egg that reveals the farm. But more than half of the eggs a person eats are hidden. In cookies and croquettes, in noodles and chocolates. They are everywhere, without revealing anything about their origin. No rooster crows about it. Except for de Keuringsdienst. Because what kind of eggs do food makers use in their products? And why aren't we allowed to know that?

#11 - Kip

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/11/2003

#12 - Alcohol-free

Season 19 - Episode 24 - Aired 11/5/2020

#13 - The beard of Saint Nicholas

Season 18 - Episode 25 - Aired 12/5/2019

#14 - Rosé

Season 17 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/1/2018

Afgelopen zomer werd het weer volop gedronken op menig terras. Rosé. Een speciale wijn gemaakt op basis van blauwe druiven. Maar de Keuringsdienst zag iets geks. In de supermarkt staan roséwijnen van witte druiven. Hoe kan dat? Er gaan verhalen over witte wijnen die gemend worden met een scheutje rood, en voilà rosé! Maar volgens de Fransen die rosé uitvonden is dat een gotspe. De Keuringsdienst gaat op zoek naar de ware aard van de roze drank.

#15 - Corona

Season 19 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/30/2020

Any measures to curb the coronavirus also have unintended major consequences. Since cafes and restaurants are closed, many farmers are left with their fruit and vegetables. We speak with a farmer who is left with a million kilos of French fries. He can't lose them anymore. At the same time, there are major shortages in healthcare. There is a great demand for mouth masks and disinfectants. The Inspection Service comes to the rescue and makes disinfectant from the farmer's potatoes for distribution to aid workers. It is easier said than done, but fortunately there are enough people ready to help us with this.

#16 - Zonnebloem

Season 17 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/8/2018

Goedkope olie in goudgele flessen. Zonnebloemolie. Je koopt al snel veel voor weinig. In dezelfde supermarkt kochten we ook zonnebloempitten. Deze zijn in vergelijking met de olie hartstikke duur. Waar komt dit prijsverschil vandaan? En hoe maak je van een dure pit spotgoedkope olie? De Keuringsdienst struint door de zonnebloemvelden van Bulgarije, speurt naar de prijs van olie en pit en komt erachter dat de zonnebloempitjes duur betaald worden.

#17 - Hummus

Season 17 - Episode 24 - Aired 12/6/2018

Hoe je het uitspreekt weet bijna niemand. Hoe je het schrijft ook niet. Want er is hummus, houmous, humus en hoemoes te vinden in het schap naast de eier- en kipkerriesalades. Voorheen lag er één smaak in de winkel, inmiddels zijn er tientallen varianten te koop. Van kerrie tot tuinkruiden en van pesto tot zelfs chocolade. Maar wat is hummus precies en hoe eet je het? De Keuringsdienst over een klassieker uit het Midden Oosten.

#18 - Zeevruchten

Season 18 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/4/2019

De Keuringsdienst wil weten wat zeevruchten zijn en stuit op iets geks. Want wie een zak fruits de mer koopt vindt vaak alle zeven wereldzeeën terug in één verpakking. Maar één zee ontbreekt, nooit vind je er een vrucht uit onze eigen Noordzee in terug. Waarom komen die schaal- en schelpdiertjes altijd van ver? De Keuringsdienst gaat op zoek naar vruchten uit zee.

#19 - Soused herring

Season 18 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/29/2019

#20 - Planetproof Milk

Season 18 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/12/2019

#21 - Regional products

Season 18 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/19/2019

#22 - Waldkorn

Season 18 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/26/2019

#23 - Alpine milk

Season 18 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/3/2019

#24 - Kefir

Season 18 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/24/2019

#25 - Floor bread

Season 18 - Episode 23 - Aired 11/14/2019