A rotten meat scandal which led several fast food chains to withdraw some of their most popular dishes in China this week spread to Japan on Tuesday, as McDonald’s announced it had stopped selling fried chicken.
The scam has already affected fast food chains McDonald’s, KFC, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, Burger King and Dicos in China, all of which bought meat supplies from the Shanghai Husi company which was closed down by Chinese authorities for allegedly selling expired meat.McDonald’s Holding Japan said in a statement on Tuesday it had stopped serving chicken McNuggets “after confirming the complaint” which Chinese television channel Dragon TV aired last weekend, Efe news agency reported.
The Shanghai TV revealed Sunday that the Husi firm, which supplies meat to several fast food companies, had consistently falsified expiration dates.