A McDonald's restaurant in Beijing was closed for business Friday as its other outlets across the country were closely inspected for potential food safety loopholes. The inspections were ordered by China's food watchdog after state TV exposed violations at the Beijing outlet in Sanlitun, Shanghai Daily reported.

McDonald's was among a number of companies, including Carrefour and Shanghai Roadway D&B, whose food and management irregularities were highlighted the CCTV program "China's Consumer Rights Day" on Thursday.

The McDonald's Sanlitun outlet in the Chinese capital sold chicken wings 90 minutes after they were cooked, in contravention of the company's 30-minute rule, according to footage broadcast by CCTV. Store staff were also seen changing expiry dates and picking up raw beef that had fallen on the ground and putting it back in its packaging.

In a statement issued Friday, McDonald's said: "Though it is an isolated case... we'll immediately investigate the restaurant and mete out serious punishment."

(China.org.cn, CNTV March 19, 2012)

《上海日报》报道，继麦当劳北京三里屯店的违规操作被央视曝光之后，国家食品药品监督管理局要求麦当劳全国门店严格检查食品安全漏洞。周五，麦当劳三里屯店已经歇业。

麦当劳只是中央电视台在消费者权益日（周四）曝光的诸多公司之一，包括家乐福和罗维邓白氏，分别存在食品和管理方面的不规范。

央视播出的录像显示，麦当劳三里屯店销售炸制后1个半小时的鸡翅，违反了该公司的30分钟原则。餐厅员工修改食品过期日期，还捡起掉在地上的生牛肉直接放回装中。

周五麦当劳发布的一份声明说：“尽管这只是个案……我们会立即调查该餐厅，并将给与严惩。”