Lawyers

• Mcdonald sued by Italian Companies at European Commision

  Three Italian consumer organizations, with support from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), alleging the company they’re anti-competitive.

• U.S. plans to dig deeper on antibiotics given to livestock

  The U.S. government next year plans to begin collecting more detailed data on antibiotics used on farms in a potential precursor to set targets for reduced use of the drugs in animals.

• McDonald's workers claim hazardous conditions in 19 U.S. cities

  McDonald's Corp restaurant workers from 19 U.S. cities complained to regulators on Monday that their working conditions are hazardous and have led to severe burns from hot grills and fryer oil.

• U.S. labor agency files complaints against McDonald's

  McDonald's Corp (MCD.N) and some of its franchisees were named jointly in complaints filed on Friday by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board's Office of the General Counsel, accusing them of labor violations in a widely anticipated move that could have wide-reaching implications for businesses.

• NYC pays former fast-food worker $437,000 to settle Big Mac glass case

  A former McDonald's Corp worker accused and later cleared of putting glass shards in a police officer's hamburger will be paid a $437,000 settlement by the city of New York, authorities said on Friday.

• China criminal gang floods market with 100 metric tons of toxic tofu

  A criminal gang in eastern China has sold almost 100 metric tons (110.23 tons) of toxic tofu onto the local market, the latest in a string of scares that have thrown light on shady practices in the country's food industry.

• U.S. OKs genetically modified potato with lower cancer risk

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday approved the first genetically modified potato for commercial planting in the United States, a move likely to draw the ire of groups opposed to artificial manipulation of foods.

• China to inspect restaurants who source meat from McDonalds vendor over alleged expired meat products

  The nationwide spot checks was spurred by the suspension of operations at Shanghai Husi, which is a unit of Aurora, Illinois-based OSI Group. Shanghai Husi has been the subject of a report by the local Dragon TV channel, which aired on July 20, saying that its workers had been repackaging and selling chicken and meat products past their sell-by dates., Bloomberg reported.