ninja502 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 On the heels of discovering that its famous meatballs contained horse DNA, Swedish furniture giant IKEA has had to remove its almond cakes from stores in 23 countries around the world due to bacterial contamination According to the Wall Street Journal, the almond cakes were withdrawn after IKEA learned that Chinese authorities destroyed 4,100 pounds of their almond cake with chocolate and butterscotch back in December, though the company only found out this week. The cakes were imported to China from IKEA in Sweden and were reported to have had traces of coliform bacteria, which can be found in the feces of humans and other warm-blooded animals as well as in soil and water. :x Though coliform bacteria doesn't cause serious illness, according to the Wall Street Journal, food is tested for the bacteria because it can indicate that other pathogens are present, like E. coli. IKEA is now investigating its supplier, Almondy, which provides the company's almond cakes in stores around the world. Which is worse: horse meat in your meatballs or bacteria in your cake? http://www.delish.co...ssible-bacteria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francescob Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 It looks like somebody got the wrong assembly instructions. At least nobody will have anything to say about the use of food colorants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninja502 Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 are they sure its really butterscotch :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charisma Veteran Posted March 6, 2013 Veteran Share Posted March 6, 2013 the meat I could handle, but the cakes?! djdanster 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 ... had traces of coliform bacteria, which can be found in the feces of humans and other warm-blooded animals. Boy, they don't waste any part of the horse. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted March 7, 2013 Member Share Posted March 7, 2013 IKEA sure is having a rough go of it of late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdanster Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Ehhh, i couldn't care less about the horse DNA debacle as I've been eating it for years without harm, but basically having sh*t bacteria I can't accept :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolol Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Fecal reminds me copule years ago when studies concluded 16.66% of cell phones are contaminated with feces matters ... at least in U.K http://healthland.time.com/2011/10/17/study-1-in-6-cell-phones-contaminated-with-fecal-matter/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Dime bar cake stays, though? Goooood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyarecomingforyou Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 According to the Wall Street Journal, the almond cakes were withdrawn after IKEA learned that Chinese authorities destroyed 4,100 pounds of their almond cake with chocolate and butterscotch back in December, though the company only found out this week. This right here is a major part of the problem - rather than report the problem to the company to take immediate action the Chinese authorities acted unilaterally. Food safety should be taken much more seriously and there should be a global food safety database to register unsafe products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts