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# tests - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
EU horsemeat tests put Ireland in the clear
All beef samples tested negative for horse DNA though one horse carcase was found to have traces of bute and is now under investigation.
European Commission expected to publish horsemeat test results today
The results were to be submitted to the commission by yesterday, 15 April, and are expected to be published today.
# tests - Saturday 30 March, 2013
Video: How does the food safety inspection process work in Ireland?
There are around 50,000 food points of sale in the country with just 300 inspectors to ensure that they meet food safety standards.
# tests - Monday 25 March, 2013
Second set of horsemeat tests published by FSAI
The results showed the presence of horsemeat in two products that had already been withdrawn from the market.
# tests - Tuesday 5 March, 2013
Birds Eye says products containing horse DNA came from Ireland
The company says it has carried out an investigation into all its beef products after some had to be withdrawn in February after horse DNA tests proved positive.
# tests - Thursday 28 February, 2013
Traces of horsemeat DNA found in Polish beef
DNA was found in three samples out of 121 tested, the country’s deputy national veterinarian said.
# tests - Friday 18 January, 2013
More positive results from tests at Monaghan gold mine site
Results mean that processing of the gold should go more smoothly.
# tests - Sunday 4 November, 2012
Guinness Series: Heaslip ready to mix it with the ‘big boys’ from South Africa
‘Make no bones about it, they’re big boys and they come at you hard,” declared the Leinster forward.
# tests - Sunday 28 October, 2012
Super-sensitive test lets doctors see disease without microscope
The new test uses nano-particles to spot markers for cancer or the AIDS virus in human blood serum using the naked eye.
# tests - Wednesday 24 October, 2012
‘We’re happy with our attack and defence,’ Kidney says after bolstering backroom
Anthony Foley and Greg Feek have been recalled to the setup, but the existing coaches insist the changes will be minor.
# tests - Tuesday 7 August, 2012
Tankers in place as Dublin water disruption continues
Homes and businesses in a north Dublin area have been advised not to drink their water pending further tests.
# tests - Monday 16 July, 2012
Pyrite bill to be introduced next week
The new bill would give homeowners more time to bring a case about pyrite in their homes to court.
# tests - Monday 25 June, 2012
Summer Tour Diary: Five month break for the Irish rugby team but who will be back?
Ireland will be boosted by the return of the likes of Tommy Bowe and Paul O’Connell but others look to have played their last Test match.
# tests - Thursday 1 March, 2012
Is there food on Mars?
A group of six people will take part in a simulated mission to Mars next year – on the Big Island of Hawaii. Their mission? Report back on the food astronauts eat in space.
# tests - Thursday 23 February, 2012
HSE to investigate services after inaccurate Legionella tests
Healthy Buildings International issued certificates for Legionella testing at a Co Antrim leisure centre that were found to be inaccurate – the HSE has used the company’s services and has launched an investigation.
# tests - Tuesday 23 August, 2011
Take 5: Tuesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# tests - Tuesday 2 August, 2011
Dieting forces the brain to eat itself – report
It’s emerged that in order to conserve energy, the body’s starvation mode kicks in and brain cells eat themselves, like other parts of the body.
































