AT LEAST one person has died and ten people have been hospitalized after an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders.
Dozens of customers across ten states have become sick after reportedly eating from McDonald’s restaurants.
At least one person has died in an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders[/caption]
More than half of the 49 reportedly affected are in Colorado, with a further nine in neighboring Nebraska.
The customer who died hasn’t been named but is believed to be an “older” person.
McDonald’s has stopped using fresh slivered onions and beef patties in Quarter Pounders following the possible E coli contamination across several states.
The alert from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a food safety alert on Tuesday over the outbreak.
“Everyone interviewed has reported eating at McDonald’s before their illness started, and most specifically mentioned eating a Quarter Pounder hamburger,” the CDC alert reads in part.
“The specific ingredient linked to illness has not yet been identified, but investigators are focused on two ingredients in particular: fresh, slivered onions, and fresh beef patties.”
The U.S. Sun has approached McDonald’s for comment.
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