Dive Summary:
- Ikea joins an ever-widening scandal as horse meat was found in a batch of its popular Swedish-style meatballs.
- The effected batch was shipped to 13 different countries including Slovakia, Hungary, France, Britain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Ireland, although the initial discovery took place in the Czech Republic.
- Ikea has promptly removed the batch from store shelves, however insists it was isolated as it conducts its own internal testing.
From the article:
"... Magnusson said Ikea saw no reason to extend that guidance globally. She said Ikea was conducting its own tests of the affected batch. She also said that two weeks ago Ikea tested a range of frozen food products, including meatballs, and found no traces of horse meat. ...