The parent company of a scandal-hit Chinese food supplier said it is withdrawing all products made by the subsidiary.
It vowed to take "swift and decisive action" including legal measures against those responsible for the scandal, and said a new management team would be brought to China.Regulators in Shanghai said on Saturday that Husi had forged production dates on smoked beef patties and then sold them after they expired.OSI Group said it would fully cooperate with Chinese regulators. Chinese police have detained five people as part of the investigation. The scandal, which has dragged in global food brands including McDonald's Corp, KFC-parent Yum Brands Inc. and Starbucks Corp.., was triggered by a local television report last week showing staff at Shanghai Husi using long-expired meat. The report also alleged the firm forged production dates.Food safety has been a big concern for Chinese consumers after dairy products tainted with the industrial chemical melamine sickened many thousands and led to the deaths of six infants in 2008.© Thomson Reuters 2014
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It vowed to take "swift and decisive action" including legal measures against those responsible for the scandal, and said a new management team would be brought to China.Regulators in Shanghai said on Saturday that Husi had forged production dates on smoked beef patties and then sold them after they expired.OSI Group said it would fully cooperate with Chinese regulators. Chinese police have detained five people as part of the investigation. The scandal, which has dragged in global food brands including McDonald's Corp, KFC-parent Yum Brands Inc. and Starbucks Corp.., was triggered by a local television report last week showing staff at Shanghai Husi using long-expired meat. The report also alleged the firm forged production dates.Food safety has been a big concern for Chinese consumers after dairy products tainted with the industrial chemical melamine sickened many thousands and led to the deaths of six infants in 2008.© Thomson Reuters 2014