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What's on Your Supermarket Shelves? The Dark Side of the Tomato Trade
Runako Celina investigates whether products made using forced Uyghur labour in the Chinese province of Xinjiang could be ending up on the shelves of some of the UK’s biggest supermarkets.
Tomatoes are a store cupboard staple for many of us, but can we trust what we are eating? Reporting for Panorama, Runako Celina investigates what is in the tomato purees we buy to make pizzas, pasta sauces and much more besides. She follows the tomato trail from China to Italy and then on to the UK and asks if products made using forced Uyghur labour in the Chinese province of Xinjiang could be ending up on the shelves of some of the UK’s biggest supermarkets.
Last on
Tue 10 Dec 202401:30
BBC News UK & UK HD only
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reporter | Runako Celina |
| Producer | Sam Palmer |
| Producer | Storm Theunissen |
| Director | Sam Palmer |
| Director | Storm Theunissen |
| Executive Producer | Mike Rudin |
| Executive Producer | Adam Grimley |
| Editor | Karen Wightman |
Broadcasts
Mon 2 Dec 202420:00BBC One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Wales & Wales HD- Mon 2 Dec 202422:40BBC One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
- Mon 2 Dec 202423:10BBC One Wales & Wales HD only
Sat 7 Dec 202401:55- Sat 7 Dec 202405:30
- Sat 7 Dec 202411:30BBC News except UK & UK HD
- Sun 8 Dec 202401:30
- Sun 8 Dec 202410:30BBC News except UK & UK HD
- Tue 10 Dec 202401:30BBC News UK & UK HD only
