McDonald¡¯s Co. (Japan) said Friday that it has halted sales of all products containing chicken meat from China and switched sourcing completely to Thailand.
The fast-food giant¡¯s Japan business had already stopped selling items made with meat sourced from Shanghai Husi Food Co., a China-based supplier that was recently shut down over food safety concerns. Shanghai Husi had supplied about 20 percent of the burger chain¡¯s Chicken McNuggets.
¡°We made this decision in view of the growing concern over McDonald¡¯s chicken products made in China,¡± McDonald¡¯s Japan Chief Executive Sarah Casanova said in a statement.
The company said some stores could sell out of chicken-based items depending on the level of available inventory.
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