Czech Republic: Horse meat found in Ikea's Swedish beef and pork meatballs
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A sign bearing the Ikea logo is seen outside a store in Berlin on Nov 16, 2012. The Czech veterinary authority says it has detected horse meat in meat balls labelled as beef and pork imported to the country by Sweden's furniture retailer giant Ikea. -- FILE PHOTO: AP
PRAGUE (AP) - The Czech veterinary authority says it has detected horse meat in meat balls labelled as beef and pork imported to the country by Sweden's furniture retailer giant Ikea.
The State Veterinary Administration says the one-kilogram packs of the frozen meat balls were made in Sweden to be sold in Ikea's furniture stores that also offer typical Swedish food.
A total of 760 kilograms (1,675 pounds) of the meat balls were stopped from reaching the shelves in the Czech Republic.
The authority said on Monday that horse meat was also found in beef burgers imported from Poland.
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