Update | 'Rotten meat' firm licensed to supply to Hong Kong; lawmakers call for tests on mainland imports
Shanghai Husi Food Company, shut down after allegations it reused rotten meat and falsified expiry labels, said it was licensed to supply to Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Centre for Food Safety today said its records suggest that no meat from a Shanghai factory at the centre of a food safety scandal had been imported into the territory this year, as evidence emerged that tainted food was sold in Japan.
After enquiries made by the Post, the Centre said it had no records of meat imports this year from the Shanghai Husi Food Company, which was closed down on Sunday. But the centre refused to comment when asked if meat from the company could have reached Hong Kong prior to this year.
Mainland food safety authorities are investigating reports that the company reprocessed rotten meat and falsified expiry dates on some products sold to international chains such as McDonald’s, KFC and Pizza Hut.
The factory was licensed to export to both Hong Kong and Japan, according to its website.
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McDonald's Japan today admitted that the company had sourced about a fifth of its Chicken McNuggets from Shanghai Husi and that it had halted sales of the product on Monday. Alternative supplies of chicken have been found in Thailand and China, a spokesman added.