Advertising for Ikea meatballs in Malmo, Sweden. Furniture retailer Ikea says it has halted all sales of meatballs in Sweden after Czech authorities detected horse meat in frozen meatballs labeled as beef and pork. (AP Photo/Johannes Cleris)
The Czech veterinary authority said Feb. 25, 2013, it detected horse meat in meatballs labeled as beef and pork imported to the country by Sweden's furniture retailer giant Ikea. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
In this Nov. 16, 2012, file photo, the Ikea logo is seen outside a Berlin store. The Czech veterinary authority said Feb. 25, 2013, it detected horse meat in meatballs labeled beef and pork and imported to the country by Ikea. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Advertising for Ikea meatballs at a store in Malmo, Sweden. Furniture retailer Ikea says it has halted all sales of meatballs in Sweden after Czech authorities detected horse meat in frozen meatballs labeled as beef and pork. (AP Photo/Johannes Cleris)
STOCKHOLM — Swedish furniture giant Ikea was drawn into Europe’s widening food labeling scandal Monday as authorities said they had detected horse meat in frozen meatballs labeled as beef and pork and sold in 13 countries, excluding the United States. The Czech State Veterinary Administration …
