Four in ten say Government responded poorly to horse meat scandal Ikea said it has taken the result "seriously" and is removing the meatballs from sale in countries across Europe. A total of 14 lines that have now been found to contain horse meat, including products sold by Tesco, Asda, Aldi, the Co - op, Findus and the Whitbread pub group. The British public are particularly critical of Findus. Some of their UK beef lasagnes were found to contain up to 100 per cent horse meat. Some 43 per cent of the British public consider the response by Findus to the horsemeat crisis to be "poor" or "very poor." While 41 per cent gave the Government's response the same rating. The figure was 35 per cent for Tesco and 34 per cent for Aldi. The poll, which questioned 1,008 adults, revealed one in three, or 33 per cent, of British people said they will now purchase less supermarket ready-meals. Head of MarketQuest at Ipsos MORI, Stephen Yap, said the scandal had "eroded trust" in food suppliers. He said: "Our findings clearly show that the news of horsemeat entering the food supply is having a profound impact on British consumers and has eroded trust in food suppliers. Findus in particular is bearing the brunt of public anger, with widespread calls for greater government intervention. As the scandal deepens and new instances of horsemeat contamination are uncovered on an almost daily basis, regulators and the food industry must work quickly and take decisive steps to restore consumer confidence that could be damaged for a long time to come. Men are more likely than women to be happy to eat horse meat, with 35 per cent of males saying they would consume it versus 28 per cent of females. But 59 per cent said the Government should do more to regulate food safety.