Faecal bacteria found in Ikea chocolate cakes
Health authorities in China have confiscated nearly two tonnes of
chocolate cakes imported from Sweden by Ikea after finding high levels
of bacteria commonly found in the human intestinal tract.
According to the Shanghai Daily, high levels of coliform bacteria were
found in a shipment of Ikea's almond chocolate cakes, prompting
authorities to seize and destroy 1.87 tonnes of the dessert.
The shipment arrived in Shanghai from Sweden in January.
Coliform bacteria are universally present in large numbers in the feces
of warm-blooded animals and are commonly used bacterial indicator for
testing the sanitary quality of foods and water.
Ikea spokeswoman Ylva Magnusson told the TT news agency the Swedish
retailing giant is trying to get more information about the report.
The Ikea chocolate cakes were one of 247 different products from a range
of suppliers that failed Chinese sanitation inspections, the Shanghai
Daily reported.
"We buy chocolate from one supplier. That it's of high quality, that
checks are carried out in all warehouses, and that rules are followed
are obviously all important questions," Magnusson told TT.
The revelations that faecal bacteria were found in Ikea's chocolate
cakes comes just a week after horsemeat was found in the company's
Swedish meatballs, prompting a massive recall.
On Monday, the Sweden-based meatball supplier to Ikea stores in Europe
said it had traced the horsemeat to a Swedish supplier with ties to
slaughterhouses in Poland.
Speaking with the Aftonbladet newspaper, Magnusson emphasized Ikea's commitment to quality.
"It's important that products that might contain bacteria don't make it to customers," she said.
"The safety of our products is our highest priority."
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