Paternity test kit 'on sale'

2004-05-22 12:13

Rome - A rapid DNA-based paternity test kit claimed to be 99.9% reliable has gone on sale to the public in Italy at the price of $840, reports said on Friday.

The company that makes the kit told La Repubblica newspaper it could supply results within seven working days of receiving saliva samples from the parties involved.

But it was still unclear whether the results would be accepted as evidence in a court of law, Aurelio Coppola, the company's director, told the paper.

- AFP