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KFC parent 'regrets' handling of food scare
Fast-food chain KFC's parent Yum Brands apologised to customers over its handling of a recent food scare that has hit sales in its biggest market. "We regret shortcomings in our self-checking process, a lack of internal communication," Su Jingshi , chairman and chief executive of Yum China, wrote on the company's website. CCTV reported late last month that chicken supplied to KFC and McDonald's contained excess amounts of antiviral drugs and hormones. Reuters
 
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Fast-food chain KFC's parent Yum Brands apologised to customers over its handling of a recent food scare that has hit sales in its biggest market. "We regret shortcomings in our self-checking process, a lack of internal communication," Su Jingshi , chairman and chief executive of Yum China, wrote on the company's website. CCTV reported late last month that chicken supplied to KFC and McDonald's contained excess amounts of antiviral drugs and hormones.
