Shanghai Husi Food Co., Ltd
Shanghai Husi Food Co., Ltd (上海福喜食品有限公司), a member of the U.S. OSI Group, was a solely foreign-funded company established in 1996 with a registered capital of 50.47 million yuan (US8.13 million).
On July 20, Shanghai food and drug administration suspended the operation of the company suspected of supplying stale meat to McDonald and KFC outlets and ordered that all meat products supplied by the company should be taken off shelf for safety concerns.
Reporters from Shanghai Media Group had managed to enter Husi workshops and saw clear evidence that stale beef and chicken were repackaged after processing and their shelf life was prolonged for another year.
Investigators sent by Shanghai food and drug administration arrived at the company's facility in an industrial town in Jiading District at 7:30 p.m., but were stopped by security guards at the main entrance.
The two sides argued for more than an hour, until the investigators called police.
In a "commitment to customers", posted at Husi's Shanghai plant, the company promised "hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP)", a systematic preventive approach to food safety, and "routine sample microbe test".
