Two state universities have acquired major private sector patrons for food safety endeavors.
The University of Idaho has obtained a $2 million pledge from Agri Beef Co. and is continuing to raise money to build
Continue Reading New patrons pledge support for Idaho, Wisconsin food safety research centers
The last word in the 2014 scandal involving the sale of expired and substandard meat by Husi Food Co. has come down from the Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration. Shanghai’s local regulator Sunday imposed
Continue Reading OSI’s Shanghai unit on blacklist for 2014 Dragon TV scandal
Two China units and ten employees of the Aurora, IL-based OSI Group have gone on trial in Shanghai over food safety violations that could result in fines, jail sentences or both. Chinese prosecutors brought charges
Continue Reading OSI Chinese Units and Ten Employees Go On Trial in Shanghai Over Expired Meat
Last year Aurora, IL-based OSI Group broke into the top 100 of the Forbes list of the largest privately held companies. But, in the past 60 days, OSI Group, with its “World of Food Solutions”
Continue Reading OSI Group Shrinks China Staff After Expired Meat Scandal
Chinese authorities in Shanghai have arrested six officials and employees from a subsidiary of the U.S. food supplier OSI Group in connection with the scandal involving expired meat served at a number of Western food
Continue Reading Six Arrested in Chinese Scandal Over Expired Meat
Expired meat was probably being sold to McDonald’s and KFC restaurants in China for at least a year before the practice was caught for a report aired by Dragon TV. A former quality-control officer for
Continue Reading Sales of Expired Meat in China May Have Started Some Time Ago
China’s Dragon TV has thrust a Chicago-area meat supplier into the arms of its crisis communications team with public apologies and promises for quick corrective action. But Aurora, IL-based OSI Group could not act fast
Continue Reading Chinese TV Report Prompts McDonald’s and KFC to Drop U.S.-Owned Supplier
