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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Ikea Europe withdraws more meat products prepared by the case of horse meat

The Swedish chain of furniture and household objects Ikea said Wednesday it will withdraw its stores in Europe other meat preparations supplied by Dafgårdthe producer of the meatballs suspected to contain horse meat. "There are a few indications based horsemeat several hundred test results. Following consultation with our supplier Swedish Ikea has decided to extend the withdrawal for sale to other meat products provider, " the chain said in a statementThe announcement comes just hours after the National Agency for Food Swedish confirmed that they have found traces of horse meatin meatballs and other products Dafgård , at a rate of between one and ten percent. Among the recalled products include Vienna sausages that are sold at Ikea stores in Spain , France, Great Britain, Ireland and Portugal. In the case of Sweden momentary withdrawal affects preparationsWallenbergare (a kind of burger topping) and cabbage pudding , reported the Swedish giant decoration. The Swedish chain suspended on Monday proactively selling the popular meatballs ( Köttbullar in Swedish) of all its shops and restaurants in Europe as well as countries such as Thailand and Singapore , after news that the authorities of the Czech Republic had found horsemeat in those preparations. Dafgård produces meatballs for most of the national divisions of Ikea in Europe, except in some countries like Norway or Switzerland, which use local suppliers. Last year Ikea 1,300 million euros turnover in their restaurant s, representing 5% of their income.Since the scandal in January jumped the presence of horse meat in processed food products and burgers in United Kingdom , have been detected in almost all European countries dozens of fraudulently labeled products as only when they contained beef horsemeat.

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