Beijing Probes Pizza Hut Outlet After Media Exposé on Expired Ingredients

language (Yicai Global) July 20 — Authorities in Beijing have started an investigation into a Pizza Hut restaurant in the city after a local newspaper found it used out-of-date ingredients. A Pizza Hut in the city's Fengtai district tampered with expiration dates on packages of frozen ingredients, including pasta, steaks, and sausages, which it served to customers, The Beijing News reported today. One in Haidian district did similar things, it added. Following the report, Fengtai district market regulators carried out an on-site inspection at the eatery and found a bag of toast bread with a shelf life until July 19…