Yum, Indeed: China Shuts Down Major Supplier To KFC, McD For Selling Tainted, Expired Beef, Chicken
BEIJING (AP) — China's food safety agency on Tuesday announced a nationwide inspection of processing factories and meat suppliers used by a company accused of selling expired beef and chicken to McDonald's and KFC.
The weekend report by a Shanghai TV station that Husi Food Co. repackaged old meat added to a string of food safety scares in China that have left the public wary of dairies, restaurants and other suppliers. McDonald's, KFC and a third restaurant chain, Taiwanese-owned Dicos, said they immediately stopped using meat supplied by Husi.
In addition to Husi's facility in Shanghai, inspectors will look at processing sites and meat sources in five other provinces in central, eastern and southern China, the China Food and Drug Administration announced. On Monday, the agency said it sealed Husi's plant in Shanghai and told customers to hold suspect products for testing. Violations will be "severely punished," the agency said on its website.
Dragon TV reported Sunday that Husi, owned by OSI Group of Aurora, Illinois, repackaged old beef and chicken and put new expiration dates on them. It said they were sold to McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants. In a statement, Husi said it was "appalled by the report" and would cooperate with the investigation. It promised to share the results with the public.
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