date:Apr 10, 2013
parallel legistation in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, made under the Food Safety Act 1990, specify the procedures to be followed when a sample is analysed. The regulations also detail the role of the Government Chemist.
Formal samples consist of three identical parts:
The first is sent by the local authority to the Public Analyst for testing. There are three possible elements of this phase of testing the initial screening test and, if the presence of either horse or pig DNA is confir