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THERE COULD BE something very fishy about that cod or hake you buy for your dinner tonight – and not in the way one would hope.
Preliminary results from an Irish study into labelling has found that some shops and restaurants might still be codding their customers by selling fish has been labelled as a different species.
Researchers with European-funded project Labelfish say this could result in both health risks and economic losses.
The project has tested fish sold in shops and restaurants using DNA technology, and, in some cases, white fish has been mislabelled.
This is due to similarity between the cuts once the fish has been filleted, and even more so if it has been processed or battered.
However, the scale of the issue is unknown.
The issue has been ongoing for several years in the Irish market.
A 2010 study sparked scandal after it was found that a quarter of fish labelled cod or haddock in Dublin was an entirely different species, with similar findings reported a year later by the FSAI.
A UCD study at the start of this year reported that the issue had been eradicated in shops, but not takeaways.
Labelfish are also working to develop standardised techniques ‘to control genetic traceability and labelling of fish’.
“One of the motivators for mislabelling fish is the financial gain from substituting a similar, yet cheaper, species for a more expensive one,” researchers said.
In particular it may contribute to the landing and sale of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fish from jurisdictions with less-stringent controls than those in place in Europe.
The €2 million project consists of partners from Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Germany, the United Kingdom, and France.
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Calling bus routes N4 and N6 when neither of them run on those roads isn’t confusing at all.
@Reuben Gray: It may also be confusing for visitors. An “N” before or after the route number is almost always used for night only routes throughout Europe.
@Reuben Gray: Agree with both of these points, the N4 and the N6 will run on the N2 and N3! Theres still time to pick any other letter, nobody cares that N means North, its been the 17A for the last million years, call them A4 and A6 or whatever, the passengers will feel like they’re in an Audi.
@Eoin Roche: what Dublin bus will run on the N2 during the day please. Genuine question. Thanks
@Colonel Buckshot: It is here to with NiteLink!
@Aurelio Na Fodhla: None. The N6 Route will operate on the N2, but its being operated by Go-Ahead.
Since they took over the bus routes its been a shambles buses not turning up on time or simply moved to a other routes #bus number 9 routes
Only a matter of time before they end the late night service due to the usual yobs causing problems.
@Paul Shepherd: Wow. Close your curtains buddy, buy a water melon and watch Dirty Dancing. #crazyforswayze
A complete joke as the N4 and N6 routes are not serving the communities of the services they are replacing.
Now people have to wait in Finglas Village to change buses and trust me the wind coming off the N2 goes straight through you, No shelter and no room for one.
Its been a farce from start to finish.
@Gerrard: Howth Junction you eejit
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