McDonald’s Japan Franchisee Altered Dates on Salads

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    Some McDonald’s franchises in Tokyo are in trouble for selling salads that were more than 12 hours old:

    McDonald’s Co. (Japan) Ltd. said Tuesday it has sold salads with false dates of production at four of its hamburger outlets in Tokyo after employees stuck the labels on unsold products so that they could be sold the following day.

    The fast food chain is investigating, since time-expired food might have been sold as a result, the company said.

    In response to an inquiry by McDonald’s, staff employed by a franchisee running the four outlets have admitted instructing their subordinates to replace labels showing the actual production dates and hours with false ones, according to the company.

    The products in question are three salad dishes served at outlets in Waseda in Shinjuku Ward, Shin-Otsuka and Hongo in Bunkyo Ward, and Minami-Otsuka in Toshima Ward, the officials said.

    McDonald’s in-house rules stipulate that salads be served within 12 hours of preparation.

    The staff who owned up to the misconduct also said that they used shake ingredients, sliced tomatoes, yoghurt and eggs past their expiry dates, according to McDonald’s Japan.

    The company added that it has decided to terminate the contract with the franchisee and operate the four restaurants itself.

    [via 3yen News on Japan]

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