宜家蛋糕大腸菌超標 從23國召回大綱

Ikea has recalled thousands of cakes from its stores in 23 countries after Chinese authorities identified high levels of bacteria normally found in human and animal waste.

宜家從23個國家的連鎖店召回了數千個蛋糕，因爲中國當局在宜家蛋糕中發現了大量人畜糞便中所含的細菌。

The furniture giant admitted on Tuesday that coliform bacteria had been found in two batches of almond cake from a supplier in Sweden.

這一傢俱巨頭週二承認，在來自瑞典一家供貨商的兩批杏仁蛋糕中發現了大腸菌。

It comes after Chinese customs officials announced that they had destroyed a batch of 1,800 cakes after finding it contained high levels of coliforms which failed to meet hygiene standards.

此前，中國海關官員宣佈已經銷燬了1800個宜家蛋糕，因爲在這批蛋糕中發現了大量超標大腸菌。

Coliforms, common bacteria which are found in faeces as well as soil and water, do not normally cause serious illness but are a sign of contamination which can indicate the presence of more harmful bacteria such as .

大腸菌是一種存活在糞便、泥土和水中的常見細菌，一般不會導致重大疾病，但是大腸菌標誌着可能存在一些更有害的細菌的污染，如大腸桿菌。

It comes after Ikea recalled meatballs and sausages from 24 countries due to fears they could have been contaminated with horse meat.

此前宜家剛剛從24個國家召回了肉丸和香腸，因爲擔心這些食品可能被馬肉污染了。

Ikea said batches of the cakes sold in all countries had been tested, but no evidence of contamination was found in those sold in the UK and Ireland.

宜家稱，已經對出售到各個國家的不同批次的蛋糕進行檢測，在英國和愛爾蘭出售的蛋糕沒有發現污染跡象。

The affected batches of almond cake with chocolate and butterscotch all came from the same Swedish supplier which exports to stores across the world, the retailer said.

該零售巨頭稱，受污染的幾批巧克力奶油糖杏仁蛋糕都來自同一家瑞典供貨商，該供貨商的產品出口到世界各地的商店。

A spokesman said: "There is no health risk associated with consuming this product. The production batches have, as per safety and quality routines, been tested for bacteria that can cause health issues, such as , and none of these pathogen bacteria have been found.

一位發言人說：“食用這一產品沒有健康風險。這幾批產品都按照安全和質量常規檢測過可能導致健康問題的細菌，如大腸桿菌，但沒有發現任何這類致病細菌。

"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. The UK and Ireland are not affected."

“但是，因爲這一產品不符合我們嚴格的食品質量標準，我們決定從受影響的23個國家召回受污染的批次產品。英國和愛爾蘭沒有受到影響。”

The 23 countries（areas） in which almond cake was withdrawn were: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates.

杏仁蛋糕召回的23個國家（地區）是：澳大利亞、奧地利、比利時、保加利亞、中國、捷克共和國、丹麥、芬蘭、法國、德國、希臘、匈牙利、意大利、荷蘭、挪威、波蘭、羅馬尼亞、俄羅斯、斯洛伐克、瑞典、瑞士、臺灣和阿拉伯聯合酋長國。