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McDonald's sued for food package
(Shenzhen Daily)
Updated: 2004-03-23 09:02 A Chinese man has sued the
Zhejiang branch of McDonald claiming its French fry packages are "unsafe."
He is demanding the company to stop using the packages and apologize.
Qian Yuming, a resident of Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province, said the
medium and large French fry packages had yellow bars printed on their inner
sides and that ink came off if rubbed with white paper or edible oil.
The ink was likely to taint the French fries when they were served hot, he
claimed.
He further claimed the packages infringed consumers’ health rights, citing a
1990 law which stipulates that paint or ink should not be used on the inner side
of food packages.
Qian also complained about the paper mats on McDonald’s trays. Because the
French fry packages had an arc shape, French fries often fall onto the mats and
became contaminated by the ink on them, he claimed.
“McDonald’s should have asked the customers to avoid dropping French fries on
the mats,” said Qian.
Although it was not clear whether ink on McDonald’s packages or mats was
harmful to humans, McDonald's "obviously infringed consumers" rights," Qian
claimed.
Qian has brought the case before Xiacheng District People’s Court in
Hangzhou, demanding McDonald’s stop using the French fry packages, apologize for
having used them, and pay him a symbolic compensation of one yuan (US$0.12).
Zhao Cuihua, a McDonald’s executive responsible for the company’s Zhejiang
market, declined to comment.
However, she stressed that McDonald’s had always complied with Chinese law
since it entered the Chinese mainland more than 10 years ago.
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