Walmart-owned Sam’s Club summoned by Chinese authorities over ‘food-safety issues’

Chinese authorities have summoned representatives of US-based membership-only retailer Sam’s Club for an “accountability interview” in response to “frequent food-safety issues”, the State Administration for Market Regulation announced on Monday. The warehouse retailer has in recent years become a status symbol among middle-class Chinese families, but it has also been hit by a series of food-safety incidents.