Five held as probe into food scandal expands

Five people have been detained in connection with a Shanghai food supplier accused of selling expired meat to restaurant chains.

Shanghai Husi Food, a subsidiary of US-based OSI Group, allegedly supplied expired meat to international fast-food titans including KFC, Pizza Hut, McDonald's and coffee chain Starbucks.

Shanghai police said on Wednesday that they had detained five people, including the head of the company and its quality manager.