McDonald’s E. coli outbreak is over, CDC says
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that the E. coli epidemic associated with sliced onions on McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers has been contained.
There have been 104 E. coli cases in 14 states since the inquiry started on October 22. One elderly person in Mesa County, Colorado, passed away, while thirty-four others were admitted to hospitals.
The Food and Drug Administration claims that the onions connected to the epidemic were supplied by California-based Taylor Farms and served to McDonald's restaurants across multiple states. When the outbreak was declared in October, all Quarter Pounders were removed from the restaurants in the 14 states, according to a McDonald's representative.
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