The Consumer Protection Agency in Russia has sued fast food chain McDonald’s over alleged violation of safety and nutritional codes in its ice-cream and meat products.
“We have identified violations which put the product quality and safety of the entire McDonald’s chain in doubt,” Anna Popova, the head of Russia’s Consumer Protection Agency, said in statements reported by the Interfax news agency and cited by the New York Times.
The agency claimed that McDonald’s had misrepresented the nutritional values of its hamburgers and ice cream products, and that in one restaurant traces of E. coli had been detected.
The suit could temporarily ban the production and sale of the chain’s ice cream, milkshakes, cheeseburgers, and Filet-o-Fish and chicken sandwiches.
According to the source mentioned, McDonald’s representatives said they were not officially informed of the decision.