McDonalds stands by rotten meat supplier in China

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**Frazzled**

1. Why are we not surprised.
2. This blows my theory that McD's doesn't actually serve meat.

http://money.cnn.com/2014/07/24/news/companies/mcdonalds-china-meat/index.html?hpt=hp_t4

McDonald's stands by rotten meat supplier
By Sophia Yan @sophia_yan July 24, 2014: 12:29 AM ET
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McDonald's is standing by a troubled supplier, even after allegations the company processed tainted and expired meat in China.
Chinese authorities this week suspended operations at a Shanghai Husi food plant, a subsidiary of Illinois-based OSI Group. The government intervened after a Chinese broadcaster aired footage of workers using their bare hands at a Husi factory to process expired meat, and even food that had fallen on the floor.

Five people have been detained as part of an investigation into the matter, according to state media.

While many of its fast food rivals have rushed to cut ties with OSI, McDonald's said Thursday that it will continue to do business with the supplier. The American fast food chain will shift its sourcing to a Husi plant in Hebei, before fully transitioning to a new facility in Henan.

McDonald's (MCD) shares have fallen 3.7% this week.

Local regulators have inspected OSI's other factories in China, and found no issues, OSI chief executive and owner Sheldon Lavin said in a statement. OSI has been a McDonald's supplier in China since 1992, and the company has extensive operations in the country.

Lavin has apologized for the company's actions, saying they are "completely unacceptable."

"I will not try and defend it or explain it," he said in a statement. "It was terribly wrong, and I am appalled that it ever happened in the company that I own."

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Competitor Yum Brands (YUM), which operates KFC and Pizza Hut, has said it will terminate all meat sourcing from Husi. Yum's shares have tanked 3.5% this week.

Other foreign food chains such as Starbucks (SBUX), Burger King (BKW), Papa John's (PZZA) have also pulled Husi-sourced products.

**squidhills**

Huh. And here I thought McD's got its meat from Australia (dingo patties ftw!)

**Soladrin**

So wait, there is meat in it?

**Medium of Death**

Well to give them credit they manage to make that festering goop taste OK.

EDIT.

Sorry that's McFestering Goop

**MrDwhitey**

Frankly it's the consumers fault for not watching what they eat.

It's unfair to blame a company for taking necessary cost cutting measures to keep overheads down, and frankly they shouldn't be regulated as that would mean protecting consumers from themselves.

And that's too much big government for me.

**-Shrike-**

Isn't there some EU regulation which means we actually get better food (not a high bar to jump over...

) from McD's than you Americans? I remember reading something about that a while ago.

Anyway, this really doesn't surprise me. Cost cutting + cheap replaceable labour + raw meat = food contamination? You don't say...?

**Frazzled**

Er this is China. Regulations are moderated by tangible gratuity (well thats everywhere of course).

**Bullockist**

squidhills wrote:
Huh. And here I thought McD's got its meat from Australia (dingo patties ftw!)

Man you got it wrong. It's baby patties, sourced by dingoes, it's a pretty important distinction.

**whembly**

Soladrin wrote:
So wait, there is meat in it?

Used to be pink slime...

**sarpedons-right-hand**

And yet I still want a Big Mac with every fibre of my being....

**MrDwhitey**

-Shrike- wrote:
Isn't there some EU regulation which means we actually get better food (not a high bar to jump over... ) from McD's than you Americans? I remember reading something about that a while ago.

This sounds like disgusting big government socialism communism to me. Get thee behind me, comrade.

-Shrike- wrote:
Anyway, this really doesn't surprise me. Cost cutting + cheap replaceable labour + raw meat = food contamination? You don't say...?

If this is such a problem the informed, educated public will buy elsewhere. I'm frankly disgusted that the Chinese have interfered with business.

**Necros**

I don't get why anyone ever wants to eat at mcdonalds.. not even considering the quality of the food, but just the taste.. pretty much every other fast food place out there tastes so much better.

Burger King has onion rings = better
Wendys has a Baconator = better
Arbys has a curly fries = better
KFC has the original recipe chicken = better
Popeyes has not as good as KFC chicken = better
Chic-fil-a has everything better than everyone

**kronk**

McDonald's French Fries are fething awesome.

**whembly**

kronk wrote:
McDonald's French Fries are fething awesome.

It's because they're a bit sweet too!

Fries are sweet because the starch is first gelatinised (is that a word?) during cooking and then broken down into glucose thanks to enzymes present in our mouf.

**Frazzled**

MCd's actually has pretty good coffee and sausage biscuits. But yea their burgers are a crime against humanity.

**MrDwhitey**

..sausage biscuits? This sounds lovely.

I do know I like their sausage muffins.

**kronk**

MrDwhitey wrote:
..sausage biscuits? This sounds lovely.

I do know I like their sausage muffins.

My favorite is the bacon egg and cheese biscuit.

**MrDwhitey**

...so instead of bread it's biscuit?

Holy gak I want to try this.

**whembly**

MrDwhitey wrote:
...so instead of bread it's biscuit?

Holy gak I want to try this.

Yup... it ain't have that bad either.

I go to Hardees (Carls Jr) for those... and ALWAYS go as early as possible. Get 'em as fresh as possible.

**Frazzled**

I love their sausage biscuits with some grape jelly. I only get it about once a year though. The man who can take down boudain sausage and laughs at Mexican food that can melt plate steal, has his insides clogged like concrete when he eats them.

**kronk**

In the UK, a biscuit is a cookie, right? This is an American biscuit. I don't know what your equivalent is.

Just making sure we're talking about the same thing...

**Frazzled**

MrDwhitey wrote:
...so instead of bread it's biscuit?

Holy gak I want to try this.

yes indeedy. When southerners say biscuits and gravy or bgiscuits and sausage, we mean it.

**whembly**

kronk wrote:
In the UK, a biscuit is a cookie, right? This is an American biscuit. I don't know what your equivalent is.

Just making sure we're talking about the same thing...

Wait... kronk.

Think about it...

Eggs, Bacons, and Cheese on Cookies.

You might be on to something!

**MrDwhitey**

Ah! I had a quick look, this is what we would call a biscuit

Spoiler:

Next to one of yours.

I think I can find these things if I look... That's a plan.

**Avatar 720**

MrDwhitey wrote:
Ah! I had a quick look, this is what we would call a biscuit

Spoiler:

Next to one of yours.

I think I can find these things if I look... That's a plan.

Also note that, despite the name, bourbon biscuits do not actually contain any bourbon.

**Frazzled**

They do if you try harder.

**Desubot**

Avatar 720 wrote:

Also note that, despite the name, bourbon biscuits do not actually contain any bourbon.

Whats wrong with you people.

Anyway that's gross, though a lot of our food stuffs are gross anyway if you think about it in the big picture :/ (allowing for x% of rat poop in wheat n things)

**MrDwhitey**

Apparently roast potatoes, roast carrots, yorkshire puddings, sausage meat stuffing and chicken kievs covered in gravy is considered "gross" by several american friends of mine.

Thus you are wrong.

**daedalus**

kronk wrote:
MrDwhitey wrote:
..sausage biscuits? This sounds lovely.

I do know I like their sausage muffins.

My favorite is the bacon egg and cheese biscuit.

Oh my god. now I want McDonalds breakfast.

Seriously, I think they put crack in that stuff.

**Random Dude**

I haven't eaten at McDonald's in 6 years.