THE US owners of a Shanghai subsidiary at the center of an expired meat scandal said yesterday “swift and decisive” action would be taken against those responsible.

At a press conference in Shanghai, David McDonald, president and chief operating officer of the OSI Group, said its China operations would now become a part of OSI International instead of operating as separate entities.

The new OSI International China leadership will include expertise from its global operations “to ensure full compliance with the OSI Group’s standards for quality,” McDonald said.