APA News
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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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Test finds any horse DNA without doubt, says APA lab
18 February 2013
Paul Hancock, manager of a Worcestershire Scientific Services (WSS), says his laboratory has been carrying out three times the normal number of tests it does, all looking for traces of horsemeat. Mr Hancock said they have had "some positive tests" for horse DNA in the 300 samples they tested last week.
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