McDonald’s Corp (MCD) will start selling beef and chicken burgers in some Chinese cities again, resuming its full menu almost two weeks after a supplier came under investigation for using expired meat.
Customers in Chinese cities including Beijing and Guangzhou will be able to buy all the items on the menu later this week, Oak Brook, Illinois-based McDonald’s said in a statement today, without specifying the date or number of cities. It’s also increasing orders from other existing suppliers in China while exploring new ones, the maker of the Big Mac burger said.
McDonald’s, the world’s largest restaurant chain by sales, withdrew beef, pork and chicken items from its restaurants in China after a Shanghai television station reported on July 20 how Shanghai Husi Food Co., a unit of McDonald’s long-term supplier OSI Group LLC, took expired meat and added sell-by dates of another year, renewing concerns of food safety in the country.
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