webfact Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 IKEA withdraws ‘horsemeat’ meatballs from Thai storeBy Coconuts BangkokIKEA meatballs: We knew they were too cheap...BANGKOK: -- Swedish furniture mega-retailer IKEA has pulled a line of meatballs from its Thai stores following accusations that the snacks contained (drum roll)…horsemeat.The debacle started last week, when a Czech foodstuffs inspector discovered that the meatballs contained not only beef and pork, but also equine meat products. Though IKEA had originally withdrawn the product from only its European stores after hearing this news, the company announced on Monday that it would withdraw the meatballs from its stores in Thailand, Hong Kong and the Dominican Republic as well.This scandal represents the second such PR pratfall for IKEA since the company first set up shop in Thailand. [more...]Full story: http://www.coconutsbangkok.com/news/ikea-withdraws-horsemeat-meatballs-from-thai-store/-- Coconuts Bangkok 2013-02-26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 Ikea withdraws meatballs in more than 20 countries amid horse meat scandalBy KARL RITTERSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish furniture giant Ikea became entangled in Europe's widening meat scandal Monday, forced to withdraw meatballs from stores across Europe amid suspicions that they contained horse meat.Stores in the U.S. and Canada were not affected, Ikea said.The company reacted after authorities in the Czech Republic said they had detected horse DNA in tests of 1-kilogram (2.2-pound) packs of frozen meatballs that were labeled as beef and pork. The Czech State Veterinary Administration said it tested two batches of Ikea meatballs and only one of them contained horse meat. It did not say how much.Meatballs from the same batch had been sent from a Swedish supplier to 12 other European countries — Slovakia, Hungary, France, Britain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Ireland — and would be pulled off the shelves in all of them, Ikea said.Later Monday, the company expanded the withdrawals to stores in 21 European countries and in Hong Kong, Thailand and the Dominican Republic, all of which were getting meatballs from the same Swedish supplier.Full story: http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130225/NEWS90/130229844-- poconorecord 2013-02-26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ratcatcher Posted February 26, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2013 (edited) Perfectly safe to eat, just mis-labelled. What a waste. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21569645 Edited February 26, 2013 by ratcatcher 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Lets see em talk their way outta this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locationthailand Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 More the greed from the supplier not Ikea, substituting more cost effective product from the knackery. I hope they nail the supplier. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chao Lao Beach Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Why don't the Thais just make mixed meat ball soup? A report a few months ago claimed that Thailand sells millions of fish balls that are full of the poisonous puffer-fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post driedmango Posted February 26, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2013 not to mention i think my little table is made of cardboard 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songhua Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 (in the 'IKEA store opening thread) didn't a couple of members say they had tried the meatballs? IIRC they said they weren't very good anyway. Maybe we have our answer as to why! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAN2SIN2BKK Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Dont waste them; send the stock to Isaan and they can mix in some cockroaches and other bugs.......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fareastguy Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Sounds like a few more "shergar's" ended up in the food chain !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Bla bla bla. Well, that's a kick up the pants for the European food industry. Now, crab sticks..... hmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Carib Posted February 26, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2013 Ikea meatballs? Does that mean one can build a horse with them? Are tools and a manual included? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coma Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Anyone that eats processed foods, particularily processed meats like the Thai trusty and much loved Luk Chin [ meatball] , is basically just rolling the dice. Everybody knows that it is not your prime New York cut that gets minced up into a meatball. Those on a halal diet need to be even more careful. Pork, chicken,beef, buffalo, dog, fish and horse mostly look the same when minced up together. Who knows what one is eating when you bite down on that " minced burger patty, meatball or meat pie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimay1 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Interesting article on who eats horse meat. Because horses have played a big part in the history of civilized society as both work animals and pets, many cultures consider it taboo to even consider eating them. Americans, for example, will not entertain the idea of eating horsemeat. But in South America, China, Japan, and many European countries including Italy, and Switzerland, horsemeat is just as common on the dinner table as other meats. The eight most populous countries in the world consume almost 5 million horses each year.Read more at Buzzle: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/who-eats-horse-meat.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Anyone that eats processed foods, particularily processed meats like the Thai trusty and much loved Luk Chin [ meatball] , is basically just rolling the dice. Everybody knows that it is not your prime New York cut that gets minced up into a meatball. Those on a halal diet need to be even more careful. Pork, chicken,beef, buffalo, dog, fish and horse mostly look the same when minced up together. Who knows what one is eating when you bite down on that " minced burger patty, meatball or meat pie? Well, at least in the European supply chain there is a good chance this will be cleared up. As for loog chin in Thailand, better not to ask too many questions. Fortunately, there aren't too many beef exports from Thailand to Europe, or they would be getting audited to death like they are in Europe right now. Plenty of pre-prepared frozen meals shipped to Europe from here though, mainly chicken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carib Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 How about Tuna? Read this a few days ago; http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/02/59-of-the-tuna-americans-eat-is-not-tuna/273410/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post canopus1969 Posted February 26, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2013 (in the 'IKEA store opening thread) didn't a couple of members say they had tried the meatballs? IIRC they said they weren't very good anyway. Maybe we have our answer as to why! Quite enjoyed mine when I visited the store - in fact horsemeat is usually very good, a lot better than the so called beef one gets in Thialnd. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambco984 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 They've really got the bit between the teeth on this subject. As someone said already don't waste them. Send them to the poor and starving and see if they turn down a bit of nose bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carib Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 (in the 'IKEA store opening thread) didn't a couple of members say they had tried the meatballs? IIRC they said they weren't very good anyway. Maybe we have our answer as to why! Quite enjoyed mine when I visited the store - in fact horsemeat is usually very good, a lot better than the so called beef one gets in Thialnd. Horses are very fit cows basically. The meat tastes a bit more sweet and looks darker, and is also more lean compared to beef. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Don't know what all the fuss is about....I fed my dog horse meat for years.......didn't have to go to a big flash store to buy it either! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepattaya1961 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Damn, did I finally find a place where they serve horse-meat meatballs............. In the Netherlands........horse meat is very popular at the moment and the big grocery stores like Jumbo, Albert Heijn and others are doing big business. Everybody would like to taste horse meat. Somewhat 20-30 years ago, horse meat was a pretty common alternative for beef; it was just a lot cheaper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Perfectly safe to eat, just mis-labelled. What a waste. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21569645 and I actually love horse meat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimay1 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 (edited) Perfectly safe to eat, just mis-labelled. What a waste. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21569645 and I actually love horse meat. I've never tried it but evidently it's not bad. When I was a boy we had a mule and a horse. The horse got stuck in the pond one day and drowned. The neighbor came and removed the horse, took it home and his hogs ate it. If it's good enough for hogs................... I know I post a lot of light hearted things on TVF but this really happened. Edited February 26, 2013 by Pimay1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Darn, so where can we go in future, to get our gee-gee meatballs & mash, then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noitom Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 If you were faced with a Thai fish ball or an Ikea meatball and starving to death, which would you choose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiangmaikelly Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Dont waste them; send the stock to Isaan and they can mix in some cockroaches and other bugs.......... Do you think they eat cockroaches in Issan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunHehe Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 This takes balls. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Katipo Posted February 26, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2013 I would think the Ikea Horseballs are still one of the higher quality minced meat products available in Thailand 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimay1 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Dont waste them; send the stock to Isaan and they can mix in some cockroaches and other bugs.......... Do you think they eat cockroaches in Issan? No one here eats cockraoches. Grasshoppers yes and I will say they are right tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeryble Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I thought the chef had a long face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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