All outlets¹ of one of Shanghai's most popular French bakeries, Farine, were closed last Thursday amid accusations² it had been using expired flour and had sanitary³ issues.

上周四，上海最受欢迎的法式面包店--法润面包店（Farine），其所有门店都被勒令关门，原因是涉嫌使用过期面粉，并出现了卫生问题。

Farine's factory, which opened at the beginning of March on the outskirts⁴ of the city to meet surging demand, also suspended operations.

法润面包店为了满足激增的市场需求，三月初在上海市郊开设的工厂也被暂停运营。

"We received a tipoff from a person who provided their real name," said Wu Jun, a market administration supervisor⁵ in the city's Minhang district. "We found the expired flour and sealed the storage unit that same day."

上海闵行区市场行政监管员吴军表示：“我们接到了实名举报。随即我们就查获了过期面粉，并于当天封存了储藏室。”

In total, 578 bags of expired flour that had been imported from France were found in Farine's factory, according to the administration.

据该行政机构表示，在法润的工厂里总共查获了578袋过期的法国进口面粉。

Inspectors⁶ said they believed it had been used to make baked goods.

检查人员表示，他们认为这些过期面粉已经被用来烤制食品了。

Farine was opened in 2012 by French restaurateur Franck Pecol. Aside from the bakery chain, Pecol also runs an ice cream stand, cafe and a bistro in Shanghai.

法国餐馆老板弗兰克·佩科尔在2012年创办了法润。除了该连锁面包店以外，佩科尔还在上海经营着冰激凌摊、咖啡馆和小酒馆。