http://www.thechip.org.uk/index.php/site/index/ Rob Lyons is writing a book about how society sees food both as a threat and a panacea. The aim of this website is to comment on food-related stories in a similar vein. en paniconaplate@robertlyons.co.uk Copyright 2013 2013-04-12T14:25:34+00:00 http://www.paniconaplate.com/index.php/site/article/257/ http://www.paniconaplate.com/index.php/site/article/257/#When:14:25:34Z In his new book about mass-produced foodstuffs, Michael Moss dresses up a rancid view of firms and consumers as investigative journalism. health 2013-04-12T14:25:34+00:00 http://www.paniconaplate.com/index.php/site/article/256/ http://www.paniconaplate.com/index.php/site/article/256/#When:07:01:10Z The top story in the UK media this morning is the claim that processed meat is killing us. This is the latest example of the British media churning out food scares like they were cheap sausages. health 2013-03-07T07:01:10+00:00 http://www.paniconaplate.com/index.php/site/article/255/ http://www.paniconaplate.com/index.php/site/article/255/#When:16:17:28Z The UK’s medical royal colleges have come up with a 10-point plan to tackle obesity. But their prescriptions are authoritarian, misguided or useless. In response, here’s a 10-point plan to get rid of meddling medics. health 2013-02-18T16:17:28+00:00 http://www.paniconaplate.com/index.php/site/article/253/ http://www.paniconaplate.com/index.php/site/article/253/#When:12:29:21Z The horsemeat scandal in Europe has led many of the usual suspects to question the wisdom of cheap food and/or our ‘industrialised food system’. In reality, our food isn’t cheap enough and the food system isn’t industrialised enough. economics, environment, food security, health 2013-02-16T12:29:21+00:00 http://www.paniconaplate.com/index.php/site/article/252/ http://www.paniconaplate.com/index.php/site/article/252/#When:11:49:33Z No one has died, or been harmed, and the risks of harm are very low. So why freak out about horsemeat? health 2013-02-14T11:49:33+00:00 http://www.paniconaplate.com/index.php/site/article/254/ http://www.paniconaplate.com/index.php/site/article/254/#When:17:14:51Z I took part in a studio debate for Channel 4 News. Watch it here. economics, health 2013-02-13T17:14:51+00:00 http://www.paniconaplate.com/index.php/site/article/251/ http://www.paniconaplate.com/index.php/site/article/251/#When:16:52:22Z Bad jokes aside, the scandal about horse meat in burgers should not be used to smear the entire food industry. health 2013-02-05T16:52:22+00:00 http://www.paniconaplate.com/index.php/site/article/250/ http://www.paniconaplate.com/index.php/site/article/250/#When:12:31:18Z The anger at Tesco’s shareholding in a trendy coffee chain, Harris + Hoole, is snobbish, small-minded and ignorant. economics 2013-01-23T12:31:18+00:00 http://www.paniconaplate.com/index.php/site/article/249/ http://www.paniconaplate.com/index.php/site/article/249/#When:20:46:41Z The London Evening Standard‘s Dan Jones - or is that Polly Filler - does a great job today of dragging out every prejudice about obesity in the book. So, for his benefit, here’s a bit of balance on the issue. health 2013-01-02T20:46:41+00:00 http://www.paniconaplate.com/index.php/site/article/248/ http://www.paniconaplate.com/index.php/site/article/248/#When:13:57:29Z Canadian medic Yoni Freedhoff claims on YouTube that Big Food is killing us. Such claims need to be taken with a huge pinch of salt. health 2012-12-12T13:57:29+00:00