Mislabeled NZ mutton latest China food safety screw-up

Shanghai authorities are testing mislabeled mutton from a wholesaler that supplies a chain of hot pot restaurants run by US fast food firm Yum Brands, the latest safety scare to taint China’s food industry.

TVNZ reports that acting on a tip, Shanghai food safety inspectors and police raided a wholesale market and found packages labeled “New Zealand mutton” gongura_muttonat one supplier that had no production date or list of ingredients, according to a report on the website of the municipal food safety committee.

Invoices indicated that some of the meat had already been sold to several restaurants, including outlets of Yum-owned Little Sheep, the website said. The meat was being tested and results would be available in about a week, the report added.

The mislabeled meat crackdown follows media reports last week that police had busted a crime ring that had passed off more than $1 million in rat and small mammal meat as mutton

This entry was posted in Food Safety Policy and tagged , , , by Douglas Powell. Bookmark the permalink.

About Douglas Powell

A former professor of food safety and the publisher of barfblog.com, Powell is passionate about food, has five daughters, and is an OK goaltender in pickup hockey. Download Doug’s CV here. Dr. Douglas Powell editor, barfblog.com retired professor, food safety 3/289 Annerley Rd Annerley, Queensland 4103 dpowell29@gmail.com 61478222221 I am based in Brisbane, Australia, 15 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time