The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced dozens of new E. coli cases connected with McDonald’s Quarter Pounders.
As of October 22, the agency said that one person had died and 49 others had become sick because of the outbreak. Since then, 26 more people have reported getting sick, bringing the total number of cases to 75.
Some of the cases were found in Michigan, New Mexico, and Washington. This means that 13 states have heard about the outbreak. Nebraska, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, and Wyoming are the other states.
The only person reported dead was an older person in Colorado. Out of the 22 children who have been hospitalized, one has been there because of serious kidney problems. September 27 was the date of the first case report.
After the E.coli news came out, the restaurant’s stock went down. It has not been found that any other stores are the cause of illness.
The agency talked to 42 people, and most of them said they had eaten a Quarter Pounder before their symptoms started.
It is not clear which ingredient might have caused the outbreak, but fresh slivered onions and fresh beef patties are being looked into by the agency.
A recall of yellow onions was started by Taylor Farms, which provides slivered onions to the affected McDonald’s restaurants.
Later, the products were asked to be taken down from about 900 places, some of which were airports. The Independent has asked Taylor Farms for a comment by email. The FDA is looking into their Colorado plant.
McDonald’s said in a statement that it would no longer buy anything from the facility.
“Food safety is something we will never give up at McDonald’s.” “McDonald’s will always do the right thing, and public health officials can count on McDonald’s to stay close with them,” the company said in a news release on Friday.
The CDC said that there is a low risk to the public right now.
Stomach cramps, diarrhea, and vomiting are all signs of E. coli. Symptoms usually start three to four days after eating the bacteria. Without treatment, most people will get better in five to seven days.
But some people may have serious kidney problems and need to stay in the hospital.
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