Cuban standards like pulled meat and fried plantains are distant at Cocina de Lilliam, but the menu still relies on traditional, simple ingredients.

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Food banks and shelters pulled the meat from their shelves after the report.

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Others inculde Axfood, Coop, and ICA, all of which announced they have pulled certain meat products from the shelves due to the possibility they contain horsemeat.

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As a control, I pulled a T-bone from my own rather substantial meat freezer.

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The products were pulled Monday after French supplier Comigel raised concerns about the type of meat that was used, Findus Sweden said.

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Others include Axfood, Coop and ICA, which have recalled some meat products in Sweden, and Aldi, which has pulled some products from shelves in Britain.

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