"The elephants can't tell you how they feel, but the mahouts feel very grateful and satisfied afterwards, " says veterinarian Ylva Persson.

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It will be another four to five years before Indians can purchase the company's iconic flat-pack furniture, IKEA spokeswoman Ylva Magnusson said Tuesday.

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Ikea spokeswoman Ylva Magnusson said the cakes were destroyed in November and December but the company's head office had only found out about it on Monday.

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Ikea spokeswoman Ylva Magnusson said meatballs from the same batch had gone out to Slovakia, Hungary, France, Britain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Ireland.

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"We've decided to stop all sales of meatballs in most European countries in order to not create worries for our customers pending the results of our own tests, " IKEA spokeswoman Ylva Magnusson said.

WSJ: IKEA Meatballs Pulled After Horse-Meat Traces Found

"As a cautionary measure, we have temporarily halted sales in all countries that have received deliveries from our Swedish supplier so that none of our customers have to feel worried, " IKEA spokeswoman Ylva Magnusson said in a phone interview.

WSJ: IKEA Pulls Meatballs From Asia, Caribbean