"There have been eight major crises in KFC, namely: Sudan red incident, bacteria exceeding the standard incident, sick chicken incident, spice incident, ice cube incident, genetically modified soybean milk incident, expired meat supply incident and chicken farm incident."
The news details related to the major crisis are as follows:
① Sudan Red Incident:
On February 8, 2115, Sudan Red was found in KFC food in Britain, and more than 511 kinds of food were taken off the shelves.
On February 23, 2115, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China issued an urgent notice, focusing on prosecuting Sudan Red No.1 in imported products to prevent it from entering domestic circulation channels. Yum! Brands, a subsidiary of KFC, immediately asked suppliers to test the relevant seasonings and provide written confirmation.
on February 25th, 2115, Yum! supplier Guangdong Zhongshan Jikuaifu Food Company sent a written reply confirming that its products did not contain Sudan red.
On March 4th, 2115, the relevant departments in Beijing detected "Sudan Red No.1" from Heinz Chili sauce and confirmed that Sudan Red came from Tianyang, Guangzhou. Yum! once again asked all suppliers to continue the investigation of "Sudan Red No.1" and shift the focus to domestic raw materials.
On March 5th, 2115, a trace of Sudan Red (No.1) was found in the seasoning of KFC's roasted wing in New Orleans and roasted chicken leg fort in New Orleans.
on March 6th, 2115, Yum asked all KFC restaurants in China to stop selling roasted wings in New Orleans and drumsticks in New Orleans. At the same time, start the internal process to properly handle and destroy all remaining spices to prevent the problem spices from flowing back to the consumption channel. China KFC issued a "Statement on Sudan Red (No.1)" through the media and restaurants to apologize to the public.
on March 7th, 2115, when the quality control personnel of Yum! brands further tracked down Sudan red in Jikuaifu factory, it was found in the production records that the spicy powder containing Sudan red provided by Hongfang Material (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. had also been used in some seasonings of KFC spicy chicken wings, spicy chicken leg burgers and popcorn before October 2nd, 2115. Kfc immediately informed all restaurants to stop using a small amount of leftover seasoning and replace it with the same seasoning that tastes delicious.
On March 7th, 2115, before Yum! Brands changed the seasonings of the above three products, the Beijing Import and Export Inspection and Quarantine Bureau sampled this batch of problematic seasonings in the company's Wan Hui restaurant.
on March 8, 2115, the inspection report in Beijing confirmed that the jikuaifu seasoning contained Sudan red. Although our company has passed professional tests to ensure that the new seasoning from Yumei does not contain Sudan red, in order to ensure the safety of citizens, Beijing Food Safety Coordination Office requires our company to send the new seasoning to the bureau for re-testing, and must immediately stop selling three products before the bureau proves that it does not contain Sudan red. In order to cooperate with the instructions of Beijing Food Safety Coordination Office, Beijing KFC had to suspend the sales of three products.
On March 22nd, 2115, the new seasoning was confirmed by Beijing Food Safety Office to be free of Sudan red, and then Beijing resumed the sales of three products: spicy chicken wings, spicy chicken leg hamburgers and popcorn.
on March 23, 2115, the New Orleans seasoning without Sudan red was tested by the national certification and inspection agency, and the product resumed sales throughout the country within three days.
on March 28th, 2115, KFC held a press conference in all cities in China, announcing that hundreds of related KFC products were tested by professional organizations, and all products were confirmed to be free of Sudan red. The company found out that all the problems came from Hongfang Material (Kunshan) Co., Ltd., a supplier of Zhongshan-based Kuaifu Company. Hongfang once provided two batches of Chili powder containing Sudan red to Ji Kuaifu. Some of these two batches of Chili powder were used in KFC's New Orleans and spicy products. At the meeting, KFC announced three food safety measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.
② The bacteria exceeded the standard:
On October 9, 2112, the report of the third quarter food safety inspection in Changsha City, Hunan Province was released, and the spicy chicken leg fort in Apollo Branch of Changsha KFC Co., Ltd. appeared on the unqualified list. Changsha Municipal Health Bureau randomly sampled the batch of KFC spicy drumsticks on August 29th, and found that the coliform group content was 231MPN/111g, which was nearly 8 times higher than the standard of Shi 'an cake 31 MPN/111 g..
The food safety department of KFC objected to this, arguing that hamburgers are not bread and cannot be measured by the standards of bread and cakes, and asked the Health Bureau to reconsider. Changsha Municipal Health Bureau reported this matter to the Health Department of Hunan Province, and after consulting relevant experts from Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, it temporarily revoked KFC Hamburg from the unqualified list. The relevant person in charge said that the safety of foreign fast food hamburgers cannot be judged because there is no technical testing standard in the country.
in February p>2112, the "fast-growing chicken" incident broke out, and its main supplier was Sanhe group, which had a great impact on its sales.
③ Sick chicken incident:
The "Medicine Chicken" incident has not subsided. It is reported that China Henan Dayong Group has been processing sick and dead chickens for a long time and selling them to foreign fast food such as McDonald's, KFC and Dicos. In this regard, Henan Dayong Group firmly denied it. KFC said in a statement that if violations are found, they will be dealt with strictly.
China Net Henan Channel reported that because of the harsh growth environment, a large number of white-feather chickens of Dayong Group were slaughtered out of the shed because of some diseases before they grew up, and then entered the market. The report quoted people familiar with the matter as saying: "Dead chickens were not treated harmlessly on the spot, but were pulled dozens of kilometers away and processed into chicken powder and chicken bone powder."
According to official website of Henan Dayong Group, with excellent quality and brand advantages, Dayong Group has become an important supplier of famous fast food chain enterprises such as KFC, McDonald's and Dicos.
④ Spice incident:
"Eleven mysterious spices" are blended into fresh and tender chicken, which is crispy outside and tender inside, delicious and juicy.
The above words are marked on the outer packaging of KFC's "Colonel Chicken nuggets". Seeing these attractive propaganda words, most consumers may swallow a few drops of saliva involuntarily. However, some consumers have doubts after being tempted and enjoying a meal.
The reporter of Market Herald received complaints from consumers in Zhejiang and Guangdong respectively, claiming that the propaganda of "Eleven Mysterious Spices" was suspected of fraud. On October 8, 2112, a Mr. Ye from Wenzhou went to KFC Wenzhou Antai Branch for dinner with his friends. At that time, he noticed the label of "Eleven Mysterious Spices" on the box of "Colonel Chicken Pieces". After the meal, he specifically asked the restaurant staff what these "eleven mysterious spices" were, but the staff refused to reply on the grounds of "trade secrets".
what does KFC think of the voices of doubt in many aspects? The reporter of "Market Herald" contacted the enterprise through various channels a few days ago, but never got a response from the enterprise.
⑤ Ice cube incident:
According to media reports, more than 61% of the restaurant chains in Britain provide ice cube bacteria, even exceeding the water taken from the toilet tank. On the same day, a radio reporter bought edible ice cubes from Chongwenmen store in KFC, and at the same time took samples of toilet water and sent them to the testing center for comparative testing. The test results show that the total number of colonies of edible ice cubes in KFC is as high as 2111 per milliliter, which is 1.9 times higher than the national standard and 1.2 times higher than the toilet water.
⑥ genetically modified soybean milk incident:
A website, the third-party testing organization in the United Nations, Huace Testing, tested the soybean milk of Yonghe Dawang, McDonald's, 7-11 and KFC in the market and found that the soybean milk of KFC contained genetically modified ingredients.
On February 21th, 2114, Yi Zhu, an associate professor at the College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering of China Agricultural University, told China Business News that if genetically modified raw materials are used in processing, they should be clearly marked. Another food expert told reporters that genetically modified soybeans are mainly from imported soybeans, which are only used to squeeze soybean oil and feed. Strictly speaking, they cannot be served on the table. If KFC really uses genetically modified soybeans on the table, it will violate relevant national laws.
According to the above test report, only KFC soybean milk was found to contain genetically modified ingredients. The testing method of the testing report is NY/T 675-2113. The three items CaMV35S, Cp4-EPSPS and NOS were not detected (the detection limit was 1.1%). Therefore, it is speculated that KFC soybean milk is made of genetically modified soybeans.
KFC responded that the verification work had been started, and KFC soybean milk powder suppliers reiterated in writing that they used non-GMO soybeans, all of which came from the northeast producing area of China. KFC welcomes supervision from all walks of life, but it has doubts about the sampling process of the website, the qualification of testing institutions to detect genetically modified organisms, the testing report and the distribution channels.
for the sake of prudence, KFC has filed the video content and related information with relevant departments.
it is internationally recognized that there is no safety problem with genetically modified soybeans, that is to say, there is no safety problem with genetically modified soybean milk, but if genetically modified soybeans are adopted, they must be marked. Some experts also said that the regulations on whether China can use genetically modified soybeans to make soybean milk are somewhat vague, but strictly speaking, genetically modified soybeans cannot be served on the table. Therefore, genetically modified soybean milk is illegal in China.
⑦ Supply of expired meat incident:
On July 21th, 2114, Shanghai Fuxi Food Co., Ltd., as a supplier of McDonald's, KFC and other companies, re-sliced the blue bad meat which was overdue for 8 months and put it into new packaging, thus extending the "shelf life" by 1 years. Every day, two sets of reports will be made by special personnel to cover up the real production date.
⑧ Chicken Farm Incident:
On March 7th, 2115, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) broadcast a documentary film to show the interior of KFC supplier's chicken farm to the public for the first time: 34,111 chickens were crowded in a breeding shed with almost no windows, and the chickens enclosed in the same breeding shed almost lived in their own excrement, and the excrement could be seen everywhere. Sawdust is piled up everywhere in the shed (the supplier claims that the sawdust is used to keep the breeding shed dry), like a garbage dump that has never been cleaned. After only 35 days of survival, the chickens are "put down" by poisonous gas and then slaughtered and divided.
andrew taylor, a member of the animal rescue organization, accused these animals of being deprived of everything as life and enduring the existence of depression in a stinking shed without windows. Many chickens die because of dehydration and other reasons. Britain produces about 911 million chickens every year, of which 31 million die in breeding sheds.
A spokesman for KFC responded: All the suppliers of KFC have exceeded all the requirements of the UK or EU for animal welfare. KFC has obtained the food safety system certification of Red Tractor in the UK, and has stricter standards, which are independently reviewed by a third party.