Carrefour ordered to close store following CCTV accusation

French retail giant Carrefour (CA.EPA) has been temporarily forced to shut down an outlet in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou following allegations in a CCTV broadcast that it sold expired chicken and labeled regular chicken as the more expensive free-range variety, The Wall Street Journal reported. A spokesman for Carrefour said Zhengzhou’s industrial and commercial bureau gave orders on Sunday to temporarily close the store for reorganization but did not offer details on the reorganization or a timeline for the outlet’s reopening. “We accepted the industrial and commercial bureau’s decision,” the spokesman said. Authorities have yet to decide on a time for reopening, said a spokeswoman from Zhengzhou’s industrial and commercial bureau. Carrefour posted a message Saturday on its Sina Weibo account, a Twitter-like microblogging service, that it has set up an emergency panel to investigate food-quality management at its Zhengzhou outlet. The supermarket chain apologized and promised to enhance training “to safeguard the interests of consumers.”