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FURNITURE GIANT IKEA is looking at selling or giving away meatballs in its home country of Sweden that were recalled after tests showed they contained traces of horse DNA.
“We are looking at ways of using the meatballs as food, since they are completely safe to eat. But we are still in talks with the authorities over this,” spokeswoman Ylva Magnusson said.
“If we are unsuccessful our other option is to use them as biogas,” she added.
The main challenge was to find a way to comply with Swedish authorities’ requirement that all food be labelled with “exact information” on meat content, Magnusson said.
We’re discussing how to sell or give away the meatballs as food, even though the percentage (of different meats) may vary.
Horsemeat had only been found in a small number of the production batches that were pulled from shelves in February, she noted, adding that “there is no health risk associated with eating these meatballs.”
Sweden only
The meatballs would only be sold or given away in Sweden, where most of them have been stored after Czech authorities in February said they contained horsemeat.
Ikea stores in other countries would have to follow local rules and regulations, Magnusson said.
The Swedish company pulled its trademark frozen meatballs off the shelves and from its restaurants in 25 countries in Europe and Asia after traces of horse DNA were found.
It suffered further embarrassment this month when its frozen elk lasagne was shown to contain traces of pork.
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Good for them. I hate to see food wasted.
Meh, they’re still delicious.
You can’t beat an IKEA Full Irish for €2.99
IKEA left will loads of stuff it doesn’t know what to do with? Now they know how their customers feel. Karma can kick you in the balls (may contain horse)!
at least you know it’s horse and not something else
I hate ikea food!
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I love my pug though! Hahaha
Those burgers will produce biogas in either eventuality….
Sur why wouldn’t they there customers are as fickle as there crappy furniture, it all a bargain anyway
Sure, their, their, it’s.
Thanks for the heads up, I was wondering where was getting red thumbs
I like you Daniel Wilson, I gave you thumbs up!
They should put the meatballs next to the candles at the checkout. 5 for €1 and they’ll be gone in a day.
Ikea meatballs should be labeled as toxic wsste. Seriously horrendous supposed food.
When are we going to start seeing clearly labelled and advertised horse meat products on the shelves? We’ve apparently all been eating it for years and it costs a fraction of the price of beef.
Aahhhh … Breakfast ! I don’t know if it contains horse though.
Are they still going on about this?
IKEA must be right ; their whole business model relies on misplaced bits & pieces .
Industry “intact”?
its yummy :)
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