IKEA says horsemeat found in local supply

[PeteC]

Ikea says horsemeat found in local supply

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/3 ... cal-supply

Published: 5 Apr 2013 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

Horsemeat has been found in some samples of Ikea Thailand meatballs, the store said yesterday.

The Swedish furniture store which also runs a Swedish food market and restaurant at its Bang Na outlet said the horsemeat turned up in independent tests conducted at its request on meatballs supplied to its Bangkok outlet. It said yesterday it will continue withholding the sale of meatballs.

The store has withdrawn Swedish meatballs from its market and menu since February after a batch was found to have contained equine DNA.

A store spokeswoman said the concern centred mainly on one supplier in Sweden.

The company had asked the Bureau of Quality and Safety of Food at the Ministry of Public Health to test meatballs it had received from Sweden.

"The halt on sales of meatballs will be in place for some months," store manager Lacia Sherlock said.

[Big Boy]

Real meat in their meatballs? They'll be increasing the price now

[Nereus]

Real meat in their meatballs? They'll be increasing the price now

Yes, exactly and so they should. For a place that has no quams about eating dog, rat, pig, numerous insects, etc., etc., they should pay more for some quality protein.

[Lung Per]

Old news in Europe their meatballs were taken off the market weeks ago. The hodsemeat scandal goes much further. The Romanians prohibited horse carriages from moving on main roads. This resulted in a number of redundant horses which ended up in a variety of frozen meals all over Europe and the UK.

[STEVE G]

A different problem in Sweden:

Ikea pulls elk lasagne found to contain pork
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22051117