Record pollution fine for McDonald's supplier in China
Source: The Times of India, Date: , 2015
A french fry supplier to the McDonald's restaurant chain in
China has been issued Beijing's biggest-ever pollution fine for releasing dirty
wastewater, state media reported. The official Xinhua News Agency said late Wednesday that Beijing environmental officials levied a
record fine of 3.8 million yuan, or more than $650,000, against Beijing Simplot
Food Processing Company Ltd. The company is a joint venture between McDonald's,
the US-owned JR Simplot Company and the Beijing Agricultural, Industrial and
Commerce General Company.