The former employees comments contrasted with what one worker at another of OSIs food-processing plants in Langfang in the northern Chinese province of Hebei told Reuters.A security personnel stands guard in front of an OSIs food processing plants in Langfang, Hebei province, July 23, 2014.Shanghai police said on Wednesday they detained five people in an investigation into a Chinese-based supplier of foreign fast-food brands including KFC and McDonalds Corp over allegations the firm supplied out-of-date meat.
REUTERSPaul Carsten Shanghai police said on Wednesday the five individuals being held included the head of Shanghai Husi Food Co Ltd as well as its quality manager. Yum China has decided to immediately terminate all procurement from OSI China, including Shanghai Husi, Yum said in a statement. OSI China and its Shanghai Husi business are part of Aurora, Illinois-based OSI Group LLC, which said in a statement that local Chinese authorities have inspected all of its other facilities in China and found no issues. Based on that statement, McDonalds Corp said it was maintaining its relationship with OSI Group. The worlds biggest hamburger chain, which has just over 2,000 restaurants in China, said it would transfer its business in affected markets to Husis new plant in the eastern central province of Henan. And, until that process is completed, McDonalds said it would continue to buy food from Husis factory in the northern province of Hebei. OSI Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sheldon Lavin apologized to its China customers in a statement on Wednesday and reiterated that he has teams on the ground to address the problems. What happened at Husi Shanghai is completely unacceptable, Lavin said. We will bear the responsibility of these missteps, and will make sure that they never happen again. Vista Processed Foods Pvt Ltd Osi Group China Series Of FoodKFC and Pizza Hut parent Yum, McDonalds and coffee chain Starbucks Corp are among the global brands that pulled products from their outlets after the news broke that Shanghai Husi supplied expired meat to clients in China as well as in Japan, in the latest in a series of food scandals in the country. Slideshow ( 4 images ) Earlier, the official Xinhua news agency cited the Shanghai food and drug watchdog as saying that food-safety violations at Shanghai Husi were company-led rather than the acts of individuals. In its statement, Yum said: It is difficult to believe and completely unacceptable that the management of Shanghai Husi. Yum, which has 6,400 restaurants in China, also terminated its relationship with OSI in Australia and the United States. Yum said that OSI is not a major supplier and that ending the partnerships with OSI should not disrupt its business. DIFFERENT STANDARDS A Chinese TV report on Sunday set off a storm of controversy after it showed staff at the Shanghai Husi facility using meat that had expired and had been lying on the floor. ![]() He told Reuters on Wednesday that he had seen workers pick up raw meat from the floor and put it back into processing containers. The leader didnt say anything when you throw it back, he said at a local job agency where he works during the day. Vista Processed Foods Pvt Ltd Osi Group China Verification Of HisHuang, who showed Reuters his Husi payslip as verification of his employment there, also said he had seen some workers handling raw meat without wearing gloves. If you wear gloves, he said, maybe it slows you down if you want to pick up the chicken pieces because theyre slippery. He added, however, that he did not work in that part of the factory. ![]() When (raw meat) drops, they usually dont see it, and even if they do, it was fine to pick it up and put it back, he said.
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