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Ikea drops meatballs in Europe

Meals suspected of containing horse meat

STOCKHOLM — 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 United States and Canada were not affected, Ikea said.

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What's the beef about horse meat anyway? It's much healthier to eat than beef and pork.