Money | bacteria Ikea's New Food Woe: Fecal Bacteria in Cake China confiscates tons of it after testing By Kevin Spak Posted Mar 5, 2013 10:15 AM CST Copied In this Nov. 16, 2012 file photo, a sign bearing the Ikea logo is seen outside a store in Berlin. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File) If you thought horse meatballs were bad, this might cause you to swear off discount furniture store eateries forever. Chinese health authorities have confiscated two tons of Ikea's almond chocolate cakes that were shipped in from Sweden after they tested positive for a high level of coliform bacteria—which are usually found in abundance in the feces of many animals, the Local reports. The Telegraph reports that Ikea has responded to the findings by removing the affected cakes from 23 countries, though an Ikea spokesman noted that "there is no health risk associated with consuming this product." (Unlike E.coli, coliform bacteria doesn't typically cause illness.) But "since the product does not comply with our strict food quality standards," it's going ahead with the recall, which, for once, does not affect the UK. Read These Next Beyonce leaves national anthem unfinished. A space capsule carrying ashes of 160 people crashed in the ocean. A lesson in minding your own business ... at 30,000 feet. The death toll in the Texas floods has risen to 27, including 9 kids. Report an error