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New data from the CDC shows 75 people have been sickened across 13 states, with 22 people hospitalized. One person has died. This story has been updated with the latest CDC data on the outbreak as of October 25, 2024. Source link
In this photo illustration, a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburger meal is seen at a McDonald’s on October 23, 2024 in the Flatbush neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images As McDonald’s and health authorities race to contain a deadly E. coli outbreak, the burger chain faces challenges […]
A sign is posted in front of a Taco Bell restaurant in Richmond, California, on May 1, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Burger King and Taco Bell owner Yum Brands have pulled onions from select restaurants following an E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s. “As we continue to monitor the recently reported E. coli […]
Burger King, Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut have all pulled onions from a portion of their restaurants following reports of a “severe” E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders. In a statement sent to TODAY.com Thursday, Oct. 24, a Burger King spokesperson said, “We have reviewed our restaurant supply given recent announcements. There is […]
Things appear to be going from bad to worse for the fast-food giant. People in 10 states and counting have now fallen ill after eating the sandwiches. Things appear to be going from bad to worse for McDonald’s, after the fast-food chain became the center of a full-on E. coli outbreak linked to its Quarter […]
McDonald’s confirmed Wednesday that a fifth of its restaurants are temporarily not selling Quarter Pounders because of the E. coli outbreak as a precautionary measure. Why it matters: The fast-food giant is trying to reassure consumers that this doesn’t appear to be a widespread or nationwide issue. Company spokespeople said it is working with health […]
By Ananya Mariam Rajesh (Reuters) – Shares of McDonald’s fell nearly 6% in premarket trading on Wednesday after an E. coli outbreak linked to the restaurant chain’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers resulted in the death of one person and sickened 49 people in the U.S. At least 10 people were sent to the hospital and the […]
Magdalena Wygralak McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) disclosed on Tuesday that initial findings from an investigation into an E. coli outbreak indicate that a subset of illnesses may be linked to slivered onions used in the Quarter Pounder and sourced by a single supplier that Source link
Nearly 50 people have become ill and one person has died, amid infections that may have been caused by slivered onions, the C.D.C. reported. Source link
The burger giant says it has pulled its popular Quarter Pounder from restaurants across a number of states as federal health officials move to confirm the source. An E. coli outbreak has been linked to McDonald’s restaurants in the U.S. heartland, causing the fast-food chain to temporarily remove a classic from its menu. The company […]