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Report: Horse Meat Found in Some Frozen IKEA Meatballs
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“Traces of horse meat” have been found in some of the frozen meatballs distributed by furniture giant IKEA, according to recent news reports. An IKEA spokesperson told USA Today that those meatballs were distributed to several countries in Europe and were taken off the shelves. Shipments of the meatballs to the United States were not affected, she told the paper. "Our global recommendation is to not recall or stop selling meatballs," said IKEA spokeswoman Ylva Magnusson, according to USA Today. IKEA has Maryland locations in Baltimore and College Park. Sign up for the Elkridge Patch newsletter here and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for instant news updates and community conversations.
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Robin Buck
12:36 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Each commercial ground beef meatball or hamburger is likely to contain the meat of many, many animals. The presence of horse meat in ground meat products is less of a health risk than the prevalence of e. coli and salmonella contamination. Consider seeing the film "Food, Inc." Here are some clips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqQVll-MP3I / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Oq24hITFTY / http://www… more ›