Yum, McDonald's apologize as new China food scandal hits

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Yum, McDonald's apologize as new China food scandal hits

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/yum-mcdonalds-shanghai-food-safety-investigation-012633194--sector.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1au5YNUwwKHAtalbETpAjw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-07-21T052952Z_1_LYNXMPEA6K040_RTROPTP_2_YUM-BRANDS-FOOD-SAFETY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Employees work at a production line prior to a seizure at the Husi Food factory in Shanghai" align="left" title="Employees work at a production line prior to a seizure at the Husi Food factory in Shanghai" border="0" /></a>By Adam Jourdan and Lisa Baertlein SHANGHAI/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Yum Brands Inc and McDonald's Corp are facing a new food safety scare in China, denting the fast-food companies' efforts to shore up reputations and businesses that were hurt by a 2012 safety scandal in one of their biggest markets. McDonald's and KFC parent Yum apologized to customers on Monday after Chinese regulators shut a local meat supplier following a TV report that showed workers picking up meat from a factory floor, as well as mixing meat beyond its expiration date with fresh meat. The companies said they immediately stopped using the supplier, Shanghai Husi Food Co Ltd, a unit of Aurora, Illinois-based OSI Group, and had switched to alternatives. They added that the factory served restaurants in the Shanghai area.</p><br clear="all"/>

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