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APA gives evidence to the Parlimentary Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
18 April 2013
Following the publication of its initial Report on Contamination of Beef Products, the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee took further evidence on food contamination on Tuesday 23 April.
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APA to give oral evidence to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
18 April 2013
Following the publication of its initial Report on Contamination of Beef Products, the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee will take further evidence on food contamination on Tuesday 23 April.
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Horsemeat fraud could just be the first out of the gate
04 April 2013
Liz Moran, President of the Association of Public Analysts (APA), says that a shift towards light-touch regulation of the food industry in the UK could result in other fraudulent food practices going undiscovered. Speaking ahead of a food security event at the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), triggered by the horse meat scandal, Liz said that lack of funding for official control laboratories has broken the system for enforcing food safety and standards in the UK.
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Lancashire plays key role in horsemeat tests
22 March 2013
LANCASHIRE County Council is playing a key role in identifying the full range of products that have been contaminated with horsemeat, as part of the national investigation led by the Food Standards Agency. Trading Standards Officers have been out sampling beef products around the county for DNA tests at the council's Public Analysts laboratory. Lancashire Trading Standards is one of 28 services across the UK selected to take part in the FSA programme
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APA in Scotland subject of questions in Scottish Parliament
15 March 2013
The leader of the Liberal Democrats in the Scottish Parliament Willie Rennie MSP has asked a number of questions about the number of Public Analysts and labs in Scotland etc
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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Tesco has withdrawn a line of frozen meatloaf made by County Down company Eurostock Foods.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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