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Monday, February 25, 2013

Horse meat Found in IKEA Meatballs, American Customers Concerned

The meatballs containing horse meat were not sold in the Schaumburg or Bolingbrook locations, the Associated Press reports.

Some IKEA Restaurant customers got more than they bargained for in the company's trademark Swedish Meatballs, Reuters reports. The world’s leading furniture retailer, which also has restaurants in each store, has stopped selling its Swedish meatballs in 13 European countries after tests found horse meat in the food labeled as beef and pork, the Associated Press reports. The horse meat-laden meatballs were on sale in the Czech Republic, Britain, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Slovakia, Hungary, France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Cyprus and Ireland. Retuers reports there is no indication that horse meat is present in any other batches of meatballs, including those sold in the Schaumburg and Bolingbrook locations, although some American IKEA …

Alice

5:03 pm on Monday, February 25, 2013

It's a disgrace to the human race! Truly disgusting they should be ashamed! How dare they! I want to them eat a horse right in front of me!   more ›

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Inside the IKEA App

IKEA's catalog mobile app is a missed opportunity for retail giant.

This weekend, the family went to IKEA. Now, even though the Swedish furniture-and-lingonberry retailer has taken a ribbing lately (see 30 Rock's "Hey Baby, What's Wrong?" episode) -- we love it. Before the twins arrived, my wife and I bought scores of black Billy bookshelves and dined on Swedish meatballs in IKEA's café while we rested our feet. Now that the kids are almost 4, we needed storage for kids' toys and some poster frames. So, what a better time to use the IKEA mobile app? One problem: When I searched for the app, I came up with a few choices (including one in Italian) and my only other option was for something called "IKEA Catalogue." It's the official IKEA app, though, and it began by telling me that the nearest IKEA was …

Robert K. Elder

12:26 pm on Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Thanks for the catch, Richard! Fixed.   more ›

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