{"id":810,"date":"2014-07-30T17:27:11","date_gmt":"2014-07-30T17:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/?p=810"},"modified":"2014-07-30T18:47:37","modified_gmt":"2014-07-30T18:47:37","slug":"ceo-of-mcdonalds-japan-apologizes-for-chinese-meat-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/ceo-of-mcdonalds-japan-apologizes-for-chinese-meat-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"CEO of McDonald\u2019s Japan Apologizes For Chinese Meat Scandal."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-personal-injury-information-lawyers-attorneys.php\">Boston personal injury lawyers<\/a> are a team of highly-qualified legal experts with decades of experience and a well-deserved reputation for sensational results for our injured clients.\u00a0 Our <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-food-poisoning-accident-lawyers-attorneys.php\">Boston, Massachusetts food poisoning lawyers<\/a> will work diligently to ensure that you receive the monetary compensation that justice calls for.\u00a0 Please call 617-787-3700, 24\/7, or email <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-contact-gilbert-hoy-lawyers-attorneys.php\"><strong>info@gilhoylaw.com<\/strong><\/a><strong> today for your free and confidential consultation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ywei8Yia_hs\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For more than fifty years, McDonald\u2019s restaurants have been sprouting up across the globe.\u00a0 McDonald\u2019s is, for many, the gold standard of fast food chains.\u00a0 The famed \u201cgolden arches\u201d can be found in nearly every corner of the world, including third world countries.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, however, McDonald\u2019s has been forced to change its offerings somewhat in favor of a more health-friendly diet.\u00a0 While the traditional burger and fries meal still remains popular, our society has become increasingly aware of the harmful effects of the saturated fats, additives, and preservatives that are found in McDonald\u2019s traditional food items.\u00a0 The problem with making the transition to a healthier menu, however, is that international implementation is difficult.\u00a0\u00a0 The source of meat, and the packaging of meats, is particularly important for McDonald\u2019s regarding its new menu items.<\/p>\n<p>Just recently, a video released to the Chinese media showed footage of a <a href=\"http:\/\/wtkr.com\/2014\/07\/30\/mcdonalds-new-nuggets-in-japan-contain-two-ingredients-replacing-chicken\/\">meat-processing plant in Shanghai<\/a>.\u00a0 The plant, which supplied chicken and beef to McDonald\u2019s in Japan, used appalling practices and procedures.\u00a0 <strong>The video shows workers picking meat up off the factory floor and using it in shipments.\u00a0 \u00a0Workers in the video also claimed that the meat smelled bad. \u00a0The Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration subsequently found that expired beef and chicken products were being processed at the plant and repackaged with new expiration dates.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>McDonald\u2019s has officially cut off all shipments from the Chinese factory, which is owned by an Illinois-based company, namely the OSI Group.\u00a0 <strong>This same factory also provides meats to other large chains, such as KFC and Starbucks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to McDonald\u2019s CEO, Sarah Kasanova, the loss of the Shanghai supplier will account for a 20% drop in sales in the Japanese market.\u00a0 In the meantime, McDonald\u2019s will buy its meat from Thailand.\u00a0 Kasanova apologized for the use of the tainted meat, and declared that the practices shown on the viral video were not condoned by the company and never would be.\u00a0<strong> On behalf of McDonald&#8217;s, she also promised to strengthen food safety measures, including more transparency in the country of origin for its products.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Boston personal injury lawyers are a team of highly-qualified legal experts with decades of experience and a well-deserved reputation for sensational results for our injured clients.\u00a0 Our Boston, Massachusetts food poisoning lawyers will work diligently to ensure that you &hellip; 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