IKEA Turkey has confirmed that all of its meat products are made of 100 percent veal with halal certification, after inspectors discovered that meatballs served in IKEA’s stores in the Czech Republic contained horsemeat.
The Swedish furniture giant was drawn into Europe’s widening food labeling scandal today after the Czech State Veterinary Administration declared that horse meat had been found in one-kilogram packs of frozen meatballs made in Sweden and shipped for sale in Czech IKEA stores. A total of 760 kilograms of the meatballs were prevented from reaching the shelves, according to The Associated Press.
IKEA spokeswoman Ylva Magnusson said meatballs from the same batch had gone out to Slovakia, Hungary, France, Britain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Greece, Greek Cyprus and Ireland.
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Magnusson said meatballs from that batch were taken off the shelves in IKEA stores in all those countries, and confirmed that other shipments of meatballs were not affected. IKEA Turkey told the Hürriyet Daily News today that products such as meatballs and sausages were 100 percent veal, supplied by local producers. The company’s Turkey group also declared that all these products were supplied by the local Pınar Et Company, which produces halal food, in compliance with Islamic standards. The recent news items about IKEA’s European stores have nothing to do with IKEA Turkey, representatives said.
The horse meat scandal began in Ireland in mid-January, when the country announced the results of its first-ever DNA tests on beef products. Similar discoveries then spread like wildfire across Europe as governments, supermarkets, meat traders and processors began their own DNA testing of products labeled beef and were forced to withdraw tens of millions of products from store shelves.
European Union officials are meeting today to discuss tougher food labeling rules. Some EU member states are pressing for tougher labeling rules to regain consumer confidence. The 27-nation bloc must agree on binding origin disclosures for food product ingredients, starting with a better labeling of meat products, German Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner said.
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Ikea: Swedish Meatballs
IKEA is probably best known for two things: its cheap assemble-it-yourself furniture with pretty much impossible-to-pronounce names, and its restaurant that serves affordable meatballs.
Whilst there are halal dishes at the IKEA Tampines cafeteria, the bistro that serves $1 hotdogs do not. It has also temporarily stopped serving the equally cheap Ice Cream.
Each IKEA actually has its very own food market filled with an incredible assortment of Swedish treats, from smoked seafood to fancy jams, that you can take home and serve on your new table (if you ever figure out how to build it).
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And this is where we made our surprising discovery: some of the items stocked on the shelves of this small market are halal-certified! There are not many, but enough for us to get excited the same way we get excited snagging a bargain at the as-is section.
The IKEA website does not indicate the full list of halal-certified items, and when we enquired to know more about them via e-mail, they could not provide a list.
Move over Soup Spoon. Say hello to hearty, earthy deliciousness—flavourful bits of mushroom are visible in this see-through bag. We imagine it tastes satisfying on a cold day and would pair well with a freshly toasted baguette. If it’s good, we might do an Ikea run only for these? $5.50/500g
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Another soup flavour in the frozen section is this cheery-looking pumpkin soup. Considering that making pumpkin soup from scratch takes effort, we are thrilled that this looks like something we can whip up in minutes.
The soup would make a great snack or side for a steak or even meatballs. Also perfect for brunch—imagine it as a dip with sourdough or as a companion to your other breakfast condiments. $5.50/500g
Rounding up the soup selection is this interesting flavour we’ve never tasted before: smoked salmon chowder. Seafood is amazing in chowder so we definitely have high hopes for this one.
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By the way, all IKEA salmon comes from Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified farms. This means that the salmon feed is more sustainable, the fish are protected from disease with no or little need for chemicals and antibiotics, and the farms minimise their impact on the local environment. $5.90/500g
Speaking of salmon, here is another boxed dish worth adding to cart: Lax Lasagne. Lax or laks means “salmon” in the Scandinavian languages. This is a cheesy lasagne filled with pure salmon meat and spinach. Definitely a must-have in the freezer for lazy days. $7.90/box
Okay, you may be wondering why we included this here. Besides the fact that it is halal-certified, it is the same bun used in the IKEA bistro for their $1 hotdogs so it should be good? The chicken sausages, however, are unfortunately not halal-certified.
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With five buns in a pack, this is considerably cheaper than your supermarket brands so might as well grab this if you are already there. $1.90/pack of 5.
The candy section in the Market is so huge, it is impossible to miss. Here is where you can choose and mix sweets from a wide selection including perennial favourites cola gummies and jelly beans. Halal logos are shown on the candies’ description tags in case you are
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