date:Aug 21, 2014
were off inside the restaurant - usually crammed with diners - and a sign on the door said it was shut for technical reasons.
McDonald's Corp shares were down 0.3 percent at 3:11 p.m. EDT, against the backdrop of a slightly firmer U.S. stock market.
The watchdog, known in Russia as Rospotrebnadzor, said in a statement inspectors had found numerous sanitary violations. A source at the watchdog said it had sealed off parts of the restaurants' premises.
Asked if the decision was a retaliation f