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| Ikea withdraws contaminated almond cakes | Ikea withdraws contaminated almond cakes |
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| Ikea has withdrawn a type of almond cake from its restaurants after samples were found to be contaminated by coliform bacteria. | Ikea has withdrawn a type of almond cake from its restaurants after samples were found to be contaminated by coliform bacteria. |
| Traces of the bacteria were found in two batches of the cake that came from a Swedish supplier and went through Ikea's health checks. | Traces of the bacteria were found in two batches of the cake that came from a Swedish supplier and went through Ikea's health checks. |
| The cake has been withdrawn from 23 countries; the UK and Ireland are not affected, said the furniture company. | The cake has been withdrawn from 23 countries; the UK and Ireland are not affected, said the furniture company. |
| None of the infected batches had gone on sale, Ikea said. | None of the infected batches had gone on sale, Ikea said. |
| It added that no pathogenic bacteria, such as E coli - which is considered dangerous to humans - had been found in the affected cake. | It added that no pathogenic bacteria, such as E coli - which is considered dangerous to humans - had been found in the affected cake. |
| Last month Ikea withdrew meatballs from sale in some of its restaurants after it was suspected they contained traces of horse DNA. | Last month Ikea withdrew meatballs from sale in some of its restaurants after it was suspected they contained traces of horse DNA. |
| The meatballs in 1kg packs were made in Sweden, and labelled as beef and pork. | The meatballs in 1kg packs were made in Sweden, and labelled as beef and pork. |
| Cake destroyed | Cake destroyed |
| The latest withdrawal comes after Chinese quarantine officials confirmed that 1,872kg of chocolate almond cake imported by the Swedish company had been destroyed. | |
| The Swedish company said there was no health risk associated with consuming the contaminated product. | The Swedish company said there was no health risk associated with consuming the contaminated product. |
| "Traces of coliform bacteria have been found in two isolated production batches of almond cake with chocolate and butterscotch, produced for the Restaurant, from one supplier in Sweden, " said an Ikea statement. | "Traces of coliform bacteria have been found in two isolated production batches of almond cake with chocolate and butterscotch, produced for the Restaurant, from one supplier in Sweden, " said an Ikea statement. |
| "The production batches have, as per safety and quality routines, been tested for bacteria that can cause health issues, such as E coli, and none of these pathogen bacteria have been found. | "The production batches have, as per safety and quality routines, been tested for bacteria that can cause health issues, such as E coli, and none of these pathogen bacteria have been found. |
| "However, since the product does not comply with our strict food quality standards we have decided to withdraw the concerned production batches from sale in the 23 affected countries." | "However, since the product does not comply with our strict food quality standards we have decided to withdraw the concerned production batches from sale in the 23 affected countries." |
| Ikea has stores in 38 countries, and 18 outlets in the UK. The company's net profits rose 8% to 3.2bn euros (£2.7bn) over the 2011-12 financial year. | Ikea has stores in 38 countries, and 18 outlets in the UK. The company's net profits rose 8% to 3.2bn euros (£2.7bn) over the 2011-12 financial year. |