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Still finding horse DNA in samples two months into the scandal
14 March 2013
Tesco has withdrawn a line of frozen meatloaf made by County Down company Eurostock Foods. The product made on the firm's premises outside Bleary has been found to contain horsemeat Labelled as Tesco Simply Roast Meatloaf, the product was withdrawn after tests revealed it contained between 2% and 5% horsemeat. Eurostock Foods said it was shocked and disappointed by the discovery and that it was launching an investigation.
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Worcestershire Scientific Services pull out all the stops to meet demand for DNA testing
14 March 2013
Worcestershire County Council’s Scientific Services, based in Worcester, has analysed almost 1,000 samples since the scandal began, from a mixture of businesses and local authorities. Staff have been carrying out tests for horsemeat and are working extra hours and at weekends to deal with increased demand – but to date have had no positive results in samples from the county.
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TSI calls for review of how food standards are maintained in the UK
22 February 2013
Trading standards officers across the country have stepped up to the challenge of fulfilling the urgent sampling and inspection requests from the Food Standards Agency.
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Scottish Public Analysts' labs detect horse meat DNA in school burgers
22 February 2013
Traces of horse DNA have been found in a frozen burger within a school kitchen in North Lanarkshire. Procurement agency Scotland Excel has, as a result, advised Scotland councils to "place a hold on the use of all frozen beef burger products".
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Public Analysts' laboratory in Gibraltar is testing meat products for the presence of horse DNA
19 February 2013
It has been reported in Vox Gibraltar that samples of burgers and other beef products currently on sale in Gibraltar and imported by various wholesalers are to be analysed by the Public Analyst for the presence of horse DNA. See Vox Gibraltarfor full story.
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Science is Fun! The Curriculum for Excellence
18 February 2013
Glasgow Scientific Services recently hosted a Primary 6 class as part of their science topic looking at a range of separation techniques and how it applies to the work of a Public Analyst laboratory.
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