Yu Dong Ming

Shanghai Husi Food - a major supplier to many foreign fast-food chains in China, including McDonald's and KFC has been accused of using tainted meat.

A meat scandal in China has customers asking just how safe is Western fast food?

July 29, 2014Business, Economics and Jobs

The McDonald’s menu in China is looking sparse ever since investigative reporters there filmed a local firm allegedly repackaging old meat — even scooping it off the floor — and selling it to fast food outlets. The company, Shanghai Husi Food, is a major supplier to many foreign chains in China, including McDonald’s, KFC, Pizza Hut and Starbucks.The McDonald’s menu in China is looking sparse ever since investigative reporters there filmed a local firm allegedly repackaging old meat — even scooping it off the floor — and selling it to fast food outlets. The company, Shanghai Husi Food, is a major supplier to many foreign chains in China, including McDonald’s, KFC, Pizza Hut and Starbucks.

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