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Published in TZ Latest News 2 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff

McDonald’s to boost China supplier audits after food safety scandal

McDonald’s Corp will increase the number of audits it conducts of suppliers in China, the firm said on Tuesday, after a food scandal in July dented China sales at the U.S. Industry insiders had told Reuters that suppliers in China often knew about audits in advance. McDonald’s will push for more video monitoring at its Chinese suppliers and send more quality control specialists to all meat production facilities, it added. The firm has also created a new role to oversee food safety governance in China and will launch a hotline later this year for whistleblowers to report food safety issues.