Lunch Time Alert: McDonald's Suspends Two Burgers Due to Food Safety Issue, Refund Mechanism to Be Announced Within a Week

McDonald's Taiwan, the leading fast-food chain in Taiwan, issued a statement today (August 13) stating that the imported shrimp used in the "Seafood Shrimp Burger" and "Seafood Double Shrimp Burger" was found to contain nitrofuran and its metabolites (synthetic antibiotics) at 0.7 ppb (7 parts per billion), which does not meet food regulatory standards. The sale of these two burgers has been suspended nationwide, and the related refund mechanism is expected to be announced within a week.

McDonald's received a notice from the importer yesterday evening. Although the manufacturer provided a qualified seafood inspection certificate, subsequent self-sampling tests detected nitrofuran and its metabolites (synthetic antibiotics) at 0.7 ppb (7 parts per billion), which does not meet food regulatory standards.

Therefore, McDonald's has suspended the sale of these two burgers nationwide starting from 10:30 AM on August 13.

McDonald's is currently working with suppliers and testing agencies to conduct further testing to carefully verify the test results. Customers who purchased the "Seafood Shrimp Burger" and "Seafood Double Shrimp Burger" on the early morning of August 12 and 13 will be refunded. The related mechanism is being actively developed and is expected to be announced within a week.