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Horsemeat Found in Ikea Meatballs

SWEDISH FOR 'EW'

Labeled as beef and pork.

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Assembling your furniture yourself, eat some horse meatballs. Inspectors said on Monday that they had found horsemeat in Swedish-style meatballs that were going to be sold at Ikea outlets in the Czech Republic. The horsemeat was labeled as beef and pork, inspectors said. Some 1,675 pounds of Swedish-style meatballs were pulled before reaching the shelves, the Associated Press reported. The latest in the horsemeat scandal coincides with Monday’s meeting of European Union ministers in Brussels, where they are expected to address the growing scandal.

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