China food scandal hits other big names

The latest food scandal in China is spreading fast, dragging in US coffee chain Starbucks, Burger King, and others, as well as McDonald’s products as far away as Japan.

McDonald’s and KFC’s parent Yum Brands apologised to Chinese customers after it emerged Shanghai Husi Food, a unit of US- based OSI Group, had supplied expired meat to the two chains.

Starbucks said some of its cafes previously sold products containing chicken originally sourced from Shanghai Husi, a firm that was shut down on Sunday by local regulators after a TV report showed staff using expired meat and picking up meat from the floor to add to the mix.