Food processing giant OSI Group has termed accusations made by Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as ‘misleading’, stating that its use does not meet the ‘questionable products’ definition specified by China Food and Drug Administration.
This comes as a response to Shanghai FDA's statement made earlier in the week which indicated that the regulator was disposing off the batches of products at OSI's unit Shanghai Husi Food.
The food regulator had initiated a thorough investigation for the firm in July 2014.
Following the investigation, the firm claims to have withdrawn its 'qualified products' through voluntary recall.
Besides containing the chances of public concern and doubt over its products, the firm also cooperated with the food regulator and had abided by every regulation and direction, OSI Group said.
The new accusations come as a blow for the US based food processor, especially as it has been trying to regain ground after facing complaints that it had sold past-due meat products.
Local Chinese media had blamed the firm workers at the Shanghai Husi plant to alter food production dates last summer. The firm was accused of reselling products after the expiry of the sell-by dates, which prompted the authorities in China to launch the investigation.
The plant used to supply products to McDonald's China unit, which came to a stop after the incident.
