Dive Summary:
- Just days after yanking Swedish-style meatballs, Ikea announced on Wednesday that it would pull wiener sausages received from the same supplier, Gunnar Dafgard AB.
- Though the retail furniture giant did not identify horse traces in the sausages specifically, it will cease selling the sausages in France, Britain, Spain, Ireland and Portugal as a precautionary measure.
- U.S. and Canada Ikea stores receive meatballs from a different supplier and have not been affected by the horse meat scandal.
From the article:
STOCKHOLM (AP) — After withdrawing meatballs from stores across Europe, home furnishings company Ikea said Wednesday its own tests confirmed "a few indications of horse meat" and that it would also remove wiener sausages made by the same supplier. ...