DNA testing of the faeces-laced ice-cream given to a family at the Coogee Bay Hotel has not been able to establish whether it is human or animal.
Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald revealed the latest episode in the saga to The Daily Telegraph this morning, saying the tests by the NSW Food Authority were inconclusive because of insufficient good quality DNA material in the sample.
“An earlier test showed that it was faecal matter, but was unable to find if it came from a human or an animal,” Mr Macdonald said.
Excuse me, but if scientists can extract reasonable quality DNA from animals that have been dead and buried for millions of years, they should be able to match this DNA that is only a week or so old.
