Some antigen test kits are being recalled due to a contamination issue.
Ireland’s medicines watchdog, the HPRA, had already advised retailers in Carlow and Kilkenny and right across the country to remove the Genrui test from their shelves.
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The brand was for sale in some Dunnes and Lidl supermarkets.
The manufacturer has now investigated a high number of false positive results for Covid-19.
It says it has found a problem with two particular batches and is recalling them.
