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IKEA horse meatballs sold in UK
Meatballs containing horsemeat have been sold in IKEA stores in the UK but have now been withdrawn, a Czech spokesman for the furniture retailer has confirmed.
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IKEA stops selling meatballs from Swedish supplier
The IKEA Group has stopped selling meatballs in some parts of Europe as an "extra-precautionary measure" after tests detected horsemeat in the product.
The sales stop concerns meatballs manufactured by one supplier in Sweden and applies to all European countries except for Norway, Russia and a limited number of products in Switzerland and Poland.
Third of parents believe they have served horsemeat
A third of parents (33.6%) believe they may have served horsemeat to their children, a new poll reveals.
It suggests that the scandal has led many families to change their eating and shopping habits, with some no longer buying processed meat or eating ready meals.
The poll, by parenting website Netmums, questioned 1,293 parents for their views of the horse meat scandal.
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IKEA 'initiating further tests' on meatballs
IKEA horsemeat meatballs 'on sale in Britain'
A IKEA spokesman said the meatballs containing horsemeat had been on sale in countries including the Czech Republic, Britain, Portugal, Netherlands and Belgium The product has since been pulled from the shelves.
Horsemeat meatballs 'not distributed to consumers'
The Czech State Veterinary Administration reported its findings to the European Union's Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed.
The inspectors took samples for DNA tests in IKEA's unit in the city of Brno from a product labelled as "beef and pork meatballs", a statement said.
It added that the consignment of meatballs that was tested had not been distributed to consumers.
A spokesman for the institute said he did not know whether the meatballs were distributed in other European countries.
IKEA said they were made by a single Swedish supplier.
'Horsemeat meatballs' labelled as beef and pork
The Czech veterinary authority said it detected horsemeat in meatballs labelled as containing beef and pork imported to the country by Sweden's furniture retailer IKEA.
The State Veterinary Administration said the one-kilogram packs of the frozen meat balls were made in Sweden to be sold in IKEA stores.
A total of 760 kilograms of the meat balls were stopped from reaching the shelves in the Czech Republic.
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Horsemeat found in 'meatballs made for IKEA'
Czech inspectors have found horsemeat in meatballs made in Sweden for the furniture retailer IKEA group, the Czech news agency CTK reported.