# contamination - Tuesday 31 August, 2021
# Food Alert
Ethylene oxide has been banned in the European Union since 1981. Many of the recalled items contain contaminated sesame seeds from India. However, another some contain contaminated locust bean gum, and the source of this contamination is unknown, Emma Taggart reports.
# contamination - Wednesday 30 June, 2021
# Septic Tanks
# Septic Tanks
Over a fifth were also found to be a risk to human life or the environment.
# contamination - Tuesday 22 October, 2019
# Contamination
# Contamination
This is the latest in a series of recalls for Celtic Pure bottled water, which first began back in July.
# contamination - Monday 11 December, 2017
# Lactalis
# Lactalis
Lactalis has recalled nearly 7,000 tonnes of formula after over two dozen babies fell ill in France.
# contamination - Monday 28 August, 2017
# Dublin
# Dublin
The extended ban on swimming is likely to last at least 72 hours.
# contamination - Wednesday 23 August, 2017
# Changing Colour
# Changing Colour
A factory accused of dumping dye into a river in Mumbai where several dogs turned blue has been shut down.
# contamination - Friday 2 June, 2017
# Contamination
# Contamination
The children died of “severe sepsis/toxicity”, the UN said.
# contamination - Friday 26 May, 2017
# Contamination
# Contamination
The CPE superbig was identified in Tallaght Hospital in mid-2015.
# contamination - Friday 27 January, 2017
# Your Say
# Your Say
Just one piece of contaminated packaging can ruin an entire recycling bin.
# contamination - Wednesday 7 September, 2016
# Sponsored By Repak
# Sponsored By Repak
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# contamination - Tuesday 7 June, 2016
# Pollution
# Pollution
The council said there was water overflow from a pump station due to heavy rainfall.
# contamination - Tuesday 9 June, 2015
# Contamination
# Contamination
The government has announced a grant scheme to help low-income families to replace their pipes.
# contamination - Wednesday 23 April, 2014
# Chernobyl
# Chernobyl
Adi Roche said that a large amount of “highly unstable” radioactive material was still present at the site of the 1986 disaster.
# contamination - Friday 21 March, 2014
# Contamination
# Contamination
A local councillor said it was “unacceptable” that the issues with water contamination was not fixed before the meters were put in.
# contamination - Thursday 12 September, 2013
# Horsemeat
# Horsemeat
The meat processing company says the Polish food supplier was in breach of contract.
# contamination - Monday 29 July, 2013
# Horse Meat
# Horse Meat
The Food Safety Authority said that people are spending more time reading labels after the scandal.
# contamination - Thursday 25 July, 2013
# Bug
# Bug
However the children’s hospital now says there’s a new group of seven children who may have been contaminated with a bug.
# contamination - Friday 19 July, 2013
# HSE
# HSE
It also said that a review has been undertaken to determine what, if any, risk may exist for other patients.
# contamination - Wednesday 10 July, 2013
# Japan
# Japan
The leak was long suspected by experts, but denied by the plant’s operator.
# contamination - Monday 13 May, 2013
# Virus
# Virus
There have been 33 confirmed cases of human infection since September last year, including 18 deaths.
# contamination - Saturday 6 April, 2013
# Contamination
# Contamination
Traces of pork were found in the meal.
# contamination - Saturday 19 January, 2013
# Horse Meat
# Horse Meat
The man behind Silvercrest Foods breaks his silence as Dutch authorities say they are investigating a possible source of DNA.
# contamination - Friday 18 January, 2013
# Horse Meat
# Horse Meat
TDs have decided to hold off on meeting to discuss the horse meat developments until all appropriate information is available.
# Burgers
# Burgers
The company said it believed it had “established the source of the contaminated material to one of these two suppliers” following yesterday evening’s Department of Agriculture results,
# contamination - Wednesday 16 January, 2013
# Your Say
# Your Say
An inquiry has been launched to find out why 10 beef burger products tested positive for horse DNA. Does this turn you off buying beef burgers?
# contamination - Friday 9 November, 2012
# Explosion
# Explosion
Officials have not yet confirmed the cause of the explosion in which 19 people were also injured.
# contamination - Thursday 4 October, 2012
# Baby Food
# Baby Food
The Annabel Karmel oaty chewy bars, which are aimed at children, are being taken off Tesco and Disney Store shelves.
# contamination - Friday 31 August, 2012
# Balbriggan
# Balbriggan
The beach was closed earlier this week after raw sewage was discharged into the sea.
# contamination - Wednesday 22 August, 2012
# Cork Beaches
# Cork Beaches
Water quality concerns sparked seven beach closures in Co Cork last week.
# contamination - Wednesday 8 August, 2012
# Water
# Water
In photos: Tankers supply water as testing continues in St Lawrence district metre area of north Dublin.
# contamination - Friday 11 May, 2012
# What The Frack?
# What The Frack?
The study, commissioned by the Environmental Protection Agency, states that groundwater contamination is the most serious local environmental concern.
# contamination - Saturday 21 January, 2012
# Costa Concordia
# Costa Concordia
But it’s thought the substance is diesel from machinery aboard the stricken cruise ship – not the heavy fuel oil from its huge tanks.
# Limerick
# Limerick
Water tankers are in place in west Limerick after a volume of oil entered the river Deel on Thursday night.
# contamination - Friday 20 January, 2012
# Limerick
# Limerick
Some 1,500 households in Askeaton, Foynes, Shanagolden, Creeves and surrounding areas have had their water supply shut off overnight.
# contamination - Saturday 19 November, 2011
# contamination - Saturday 25 June, 2011
# Ecoli
# Ecoli
Irish authorities say there is a concern that contaminated seeds are on the market, and have issued a warning against eating sprouted seeds.
# contamination - Thursday 2 June, 2011
# Ecoli
# Ecoli
The head of Germany’s public health body has admitted that that “we may never know” the true source of the contamination, which has now claimed 17 lives.