Russia watchdog shuts four McDonald's in Moscow

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Russia's main consumer watchdog has temporarily shut four McDonald's restaurants in Moscow as part of an investigation into food standards.

Watchdog Rospotrebnadzor claimed the restaurants had breached "numerous" sanitary laws.

McDonald's said it was looking at the complaints, adding its "top priority is to provide safe and quality products".

The closures come amid rising tensions between Russia and the West over the crisis in the Ukraine.

Previously when diplomatic tensions are high, the regulator has controversially banned products including wine from Georgia, cheese from Ukraine and apples from Poland, according to BBC Moscow correspondent Daniel Sandford.

Earlier this month, Russia imposed a "full embargo" on food imports from the EU, US and some other Western countries, in response to sanctions over Ukraine.

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[Shiranui]

After the recent Chinese chicken nugget scandal in Japan, I think it will be a long time before I step foot in one of their restaurants again.

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I don't know which is harder to believe.

 

That Russia has standards, or that McDonald's does. :huh: