Finland forced to sell meatballs as plain 'balls' in row over meat content

Finland has been forced to rename one of its favourite foods, after a fracas about its meatballs.

Finland forced to sell meatballs as plain 'balls' in row over meat content

Finland has been forced to rename one of its favourite foods, after a fracas about its meatballs.

It was found the meatballs in supermarkets were made from mechanically recovered meat, which did not count as it was only 52% actual meat.

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