Project to speed up feed testing

A TOP scientist at Queens University Belfast is playing a leading role in developing new feed tests that could prevent a repeat of the pork contamination scare.

Prof Chris Elliott, director of the Institute of Agri-Food and Land Use at Queens, will lead a team of scientists in developing new techniques to detect chemical contaminants in human and animal food.

The €4.5 million European project will cover a wide range of foods including meat, poultry, milk, seafood and cereals.