Following the McDonald's French fries scandal earlier this December, the fast food chain has now officially announced that patrons from Japan will now be able to, once again, consume their fries in whatever size they choose, following labor issues with West Coast workers.
While many assumed that it was only a matter of time until McDonald's French fries went back to the Japanese menus, it had become something of a scare for both fast food fans in the Asian country and experts on economy, as it could mean a potential big issue for the biggest fast food chain in the world.
According to CBS News, the issue first started on December 16, when it was announced that McDonald's French fries would see a decrease in Japan, as they eliminated their largest versions for the time being, given a labor dispute across the Pacific: workers in the American West Coast have been the one in charge of sending out frozen fries to the Asian country, but due to the dispute the company was afraid they would be unable to import the frozen goods.
"This is a measure we've decided to take because we might run out of fries," said a McDonald's official at the time, according to The Washington Post. "We apologize to customers for the inconvenience."
However, the company has found a way to work around this issue and the McDonald's French fries will reach Japanese lands come the first days of January, according to Reuters.
It seems that the way for McDonald's French fries to reach Japan was importing more than 1,000 tons of the frozen food by air, plus about 1,600 others by ship coming from the ports in the United States East Coast, a voyage considerably longer but nonetheless necessary given the current events.
However, it is unclear when things will go back to normal in the case of the import-export of French fries into Japan, as the labor dispute with the West Coast agents continues still.
