Following a second inconclusive DNA test of a faecal sample, the NSW Food Authority has closed its investigation into the Coogee Bay Hotel ice cream contamination scandal, Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald advised today.”While the analysis of a second sample supplied by the complainant showed a partial profile of female DNA, this is ultimately no help in determining who may have contaminated the food,” Minister Macdonald said. “Scientific advice is that 1 in 59 people have... ...Read more »

Further laboratory of a faeces sample provided from the much-publicised ice-cream incident at the Coogee Bay Hotel in Sydney have proved inconclusive as to its origin, Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald said. “Tests by the NSW Food Authority have been unable to determine the origin of the faecal sample because of insufficient good quality DNA material in the sample,” he advised. “An earlier test showed that it was faecal matter, but was unable to determine if it came from... ...Read more »

The issue of food safety has reared its head again following the much-publicised finding of faeces in a dessert at a Sydney hotel. The food sample supplied by the family involved in the Coogee Bay Hotel ice cream complaint has tested positive for faecal matter, NSW Primary Industries Minister, Ian Macdonald, said yesterday. Minister Macdonald said preliminary laboratory test results carried out by the NSW Food Authority saw the sample test positive for bilirubin. “Further DNA analysis by the... ...Read more »