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Testing has ruled out beef patties as the source of the outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, the company said Sunday. It will resume selling the Quarter Pounder in the coming week. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to believe that slivered onions from a single supplier are the […]
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 […]