Slivered onions are the likely source of the multi-state E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers that continues to grow, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. Onions were one of two primary suspects when the CDC announced the outbreak on October 22, with the other being the beef patties used […]
John Oliver took a jab at — who else? — Donald Trump in the opening segment of Sunday’s Last Week Tonight. But first, there’s a lot of backstory to explain, for those who missed it, and it all has to do with McDonald’s, which has been in the news a lot of late. First, an […]
McDonald’s Quarter Pounders are back on the menu in hundreds of restaurants after new testing confirmed that the chain’s beef patties were not to blame for a deadly E. coli outbreakstrengthening the case that California onions served on the burgers were the culprit. Salinas-based produce company Taylor Farms was the onion supplier in all restaurant […]
McDonald’s is resuming sales of its Quarter Pounder burgers in all of its US restaurants after ruling out its beef patties as the source of an E. coli outbreak that left at least one person dead and dozens of others ill. The fast food giant said samples of its beef patties that were taken by […]
Twenty-six more cases have been identified in a multistate E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. The 26 new cases represent a 50 percent increase in the case count from October 22, bringing the total to 75 cases. With the new cases, health […]
An E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has sickened nearly 50 people across 10 states, including one person who died of the infection. Health officials have launched an investigation to determine which ingredient in the hamburgers was likely contaminated. In the meantime, McDonald’s has stopped using the slivered onions and beef patties used […]
A McDonald’s sandwich has been making people sick in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). E. coli, a type of bacteria that can cause serious stomach problems, has been found in McDonald’s Quarter Pounder sandwiches, the CDC announced on Tuesday. So far, the CDC has recorded 49 cases of […]
A McDonald’s located on Route 66 in Azusa, California, on April 1, 2024. Robert Gauthier | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images McDonald’s shares dropped in extended trading Tuesday after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers has led to 10 hospitalizations and one […]
