BEIJING—U.S. meat supplier OSI Group LLC’s pushback against what it calls a Chinese smear campaign goes against the grain of typical conflict resolution in China and highlights OSI Group , a US meat supplier to McDonald 's , KFC and other restaurants in China , is bucking the trend and fighting back against an " unjust verdict " after a Shanghai court ruled the company sold expired meat to the fast food chains . The court fined one of its subsidiaries ¥ 2.4 m ( $ 365k ) and sentenced two people to prison . Chinese state - run broadcaster Dragon TV covered the meat scandal in China . OSI said Dragon TV " made complete and false accusations " and it plans to sue the broadcaster and is also " now forced to consider and appeal through all legal channels . " It is not uncommon for foreign companies to be targeted by the media and state regulators in China ; most companies do not contest decisions and typically even issue public apologies . However , a company spokesperson quoted in the Wall Street Journal said OSI is taking a different approach , as it is one of the most " egregious " cases against a US - owned business in China .
OSI Group , a US meat supplier to McDonald 's , KFC and other restaurants in China , is bucking the trend and fighting back against an " unjust verdict " after a Shanghai court ruled the company sold expired meat to the fast food chains . The court fined one of its subsidiaries ¥ 2.4 m ( $ 365k ) and sentenced two people to prison . Chinese state - run broadcaster Dragon TV covered the meat scandal in China . OSI said Dragon TV " made complete and false accusations " and it plans to sue the broadcaster and is also " now forced to consider and appeal through all legal channels . " It is not uncommon for foreign companies to be targeted by the media and state regulators in China ; most companies do not contest decisions and typically even issue public apologies . However , a company spokesperson quoted in the Wall Street Journal said OSI is taking a different approach , as it is one of the most " egregious " cases against a US - owned business in China .