No traces of horse DNA were found in the second round of tests at Liffey Meats facility in Co. Cavan, Ireland, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).
The tests were conducted by the FSAI after an investigation conducted in December revealed that the facility supplied beef products with traces of horse DNA.
Irish Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney said that this is positive news as it indicates that the company has addressed any concerns that arose from the findings of the FSAI survey in December.
Silvercrest Foods plant in Ballybay, Co Monaghan, which is owned by ABP, was also linked to burgers contaminated with horse DNA. The Irish Department of Agriculture said intensive investigations are ongoing to identify the source of the horse DNA at Silvercrest.
In addition, the department is working with the meat processing plants and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Marine to identify how horse DNA could have found its way into these products.