How many items of food have been sampled, where it was found that it contained DNA that belonged to another animal other than the one listed as being sold?
Could this information be broken down by year, and by DNA found?
Time frame: 2007-2018
Products: beef products, chicken products, lamb products, ostrich products, duck products and fish products
By products, I am meaning ready meals and processed meats
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