After Wednesday's talks, Irish Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney said the ministers had agreed to implement measures including random DNA testing of processed beef products across the European Union's 27 member states.
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The government said it had forbidden the use of the rice, "adopted control measures" and will continue surveillance and random sampling of rice in the city.
Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra state have been put on high alert following the blasts, with measures such as increased police presence on the streets and random vehicle searches.
Industry experts applaud the vigilance paid to random searching of baggage and physical searches of passengers, although they wonder how long the extra measures will last.