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The alarm Europe the discovery horse meat beef products escalated again Monday, when the Swedish furniture giant Ikea withdrew an estimated 1,670 pounds meatballs sale 14 European countries. Ikea acted after authorities in the Czech Republic detected horse meat in its meatballs. The company said it had made the decision even though its tests two weeks ago did not detect horse DNA. Horse meat mixed with beef was first found last month in Ireland, then Britain, and has now expanded steadily across the Continent. The situation in Europe has created unease among American consumers over or not horse meat might also find its way into the food supply in the United States.

(The New York Times, 2/25/2013)

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“The alarm Europe the discovery horse meat beef products escalated again Monday, when the Swedish furniture giant Ikea withdrew an estimated 1,670 pounds meatballs sale 14 European countries”.