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Ikea withdraws moose lasagna over traces of pork

11:54 08/04/2013

Swedish furniture giant Ikea says it has withdrawn 17,000 portions of moose lasagna from its stores in Europe after traces of pork were found in a batch tested in Belgium. Spokeswoman Tina Kardum said the product had only been on sale for a month when it was pulled off the shelves on March 22. The company didn't announce the withdrawal publicly until Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet wrote about it on Saturday. Kardum said the company had found out on Friday that a follow-up test in Belgium confirmed the lasagna contained 1.6% pork. “We have more information now. That’s why we choose to inform now,” Kardum said. Moose meat is common in Sweden, though it’s not typically used in lasagna. Ikea is one of many European companies caught up in a scandal over mislabelled meat in frozen food: it has previously recalled meatballs and other meat products sold in its cafeterias and frozen foods sections after tests showed they contained traces of horsemeat. The withdrawn products came from a Swedish frozen foods maker, which blamed the mislabelling on its meat suppliers.

(AP)

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Comments

realeffinggenius

Uh, is it "moose" or "mouse"?

C'mon Ikea, 'fess up now! :=)

Apr 13, 2013 00:10