McDonald’s China plans to continue using scandal-hit meat supplier OSI Group
McDonald’s China says it will carry on using scandal-hit meat supplier OSI Group on the mainland because “it is riskier to find another local supplier”.
McDonald’s China says it will carry on using scandal-hit meat supplier OSI Group on the mainland because “it is riskier to find another local supplier”.
The fast-food giant said it will be switching to another OSI-owned Husi food plant, Henan Husi, in Henan province, after Shanghai Husi Food Company was shut down by Chinese food and safety authorities for allegedly selling expired meat, the official Sina Weibo account of McDonald’s said yesterday.
In contrast, its rival, Yum Brands, the parent company of both KFC and Pizza Hut, has cut all ties with OSI, which is not its major supplier.
It is risky to find a local supplier to guarantee the quality, and the risk may even be higher [than sticking by OSI]. Moreover, OSI has made a promise about the quality and safety [of its products]
“For us, it is risky to find a local supplier to guarantee the quality, and the risk may even be higher [than sticking by OSI],” a source at McDonald’s told China Business News.
“Moreover, OSI has made a promise about the quality and safety [of its products].”
McDonald’s said it will continue to buy meat from a third Husi meat plant, Hebei Husi, before it eventually moves all of its supply chain to the Henan division.
Sheldon Lavin, chief executive of OSI, described the Henan plant as a “newest state-of-the-art facility”, which reflects the group’s “confidence and commitment in China”.
During an inspection of Henan Husi on Monday, organised by the local government, investigators found no food and safety problems in the production process at the plant.