On May 13, the news that "McDonald's replaces the label of expired ingredients to extend their lives" sparked heated discussions among netizens.
On the evening of May 13, McDonald's China's official website issued a "Statement on Recent Media Reports", saying that it is actively cooperating with the local market supervision department to investigate and verify, and apologizes for the impact of the restaurant involved.
The media exposed McDonald's kitchen: there are problems such as tampering with the shelf life of food
On May 13, the Beijing News revealed that McDonald's Zhengzhou Excellent Agricultural Union Restaurant and McDonald's Jinan University Restaurant both had problems such as tampering with food expiration labels, using expired ingredients, selling food after the expiration date, and cutting corners. McDonald's Zhengzhou Excellent Agricultural Union Restaurant, there is also a situation where the quality of fried oil exceeds the standard.
Judging from the report, it is an unspoken rule for the restaurant involved to tamper with the food shelf life label, etc., which is a normal operation in its store, "as long as the ingredients expire, they will almost choose to tamper with the expiration time instead of discarding the ingredients."
Moreover, this basic operation is not just the work of ordinary employees, but also the duty manager and even the restaurant manager are involved. As the report said, "the reporter found that under the drive of the manager on duty, other kitchen employees are also up and down...... this detail is shocking and more worthy of questioning.
Local market supervision department: has gone to the store involved to investigate and collect evidence
At 10:10 a.m. on May 13, the reporter called the market supervision department of the McDonald's Zhengzhou Excellent Agricultural Federation Restaurant and the McDonald's Jinan University Restaurant, and the relevant staff said that they "have gone to the store involved to investigate and collect evidence".
"If it's fast, the results (of the survey) will be available before noon, and before work today (13th) at the latest." A staff member of the Market Supervision and Administration Bureau of Zhengdong New District, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, told reporters.
At 9:20 a.m. on May 13, the reporter called the two stores involved, and they were both open for business.
Among them, the staff of the McDonald's Jinan University cafeteria said that they had not noticed the relevant news and had not received the relevant notice from McDonald's China headquarters; The staff of McDonald's Zhengzhou Excellent Agricultural Union also said that they were "not clear" about the matter.
Netizen comments
In response to the reported McDonald's store behavior
Netizens discussed:
"It's right next to the unit
Almost everyone in the office has eaten this shop
Who understands ......"
"I've always believed in their hygiene"
"McDonald's when you backstabbed me"
McDonald's entered the Chinese mainland market in 1990 and has more than 5,500 stores in China by the end of 2023.
Source: "First Scene" Synthesis