IKEA pulls wiener sausages from stores as a precaution
Home furnishings companionship IKEA says it is withdrawing its wiener sausages from several countries equally a precautionary move, next the regain of Equus caballus essence inwards unopen to of its meatballs.
IKEA said the withdrawal of the sausages was initiated equally they were sourced past times the same supplier equally the meatballs.
The processed essence products, supposed to incorporate alone pork in addition to beef, are sold through restaurants attached to its article of furniture stores.
IKEA said it would remove the sausages from stores inwards France, Britain, Spain, Ireland, in addition to Portugal.
Stores inwards other nations were getting sausages from other suppliers in addition to were unaffected.
The Swedish companionship confirmed on Midweek its ain tests on its meatballs had returned indications of Equus caballus meat.
It said it had withdrawn i batch equally a precaution pending farther tests. Meatballs from other suppliers would nonetheless hold out available to purchase inwards its stores.
IKEA spokeswoman Ylva Magnusson said: “Based on unopen to hundred exam results that nosotros convey received in addition to then far, at that spot are a few indications of Equus caballus meat.”
The meatballs convey forthwith been pulled from 21 European countries, likewise equally Hong Kong, Thailand in addition to the Dominican Republic.
Stores inwards other countries, including the U.S. of America in addition to Canada, were non affected because they received meatballs from a dissimilar supplier.
The horse-meat contamination scandal has spread across Europe since testing past times nutrient security regime inwards Republic of Ireland revealed the starting fourth dimension issues inwards beef burgers inwards mid-January.
The scandal has revealed the complexities of the European nutrient chain in addition to major weaknesses inwards terra firma monitoring of nutrient quality.
In Portugal, regime said on Tuesday they had seized 79 tonnes of beef production flora to incorporate traces of Equus caballus essence in addition to had instituted criminal proceedings against 5 local companies.
Portuguese regime said the essence seizures were made at companies that process, parcel in addition to distribute essence to retailers.
Meanwhile, inwards Latvia, nutrient security regime said traces of Equus caballus essence had been flora inwards products labelled equally beef past times a local meatpacker.
Russian officials reported the detection of Equus caballus essence inwards sausages labelled equally beef from Austria.
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