Following an E. coli outbreak purportedly linked to McDonald’s quarter pounder hamburgers, one person has died and ten more are in hospitals in the United States.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this is a rapidly evolving epidemic investigation.
According to the CDC, the majority of sick people are eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers, and investigators are working swiftly to determine which food ingredient is tainted.
McDonald’s has pulled the ingredients for these burgers, and they will not be offered in all states.
“McDonald’s stopped using fresh slivered onions and quarter pound beef patties in several states while the investigation is ongoing to identify the ingredient causing illness.”
McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers are making people sick, with most illnesses in Colorado and Nebraska.
“McDonald’s is pro-actively making these changes while investigators work to confirm the contaminated ingredient. Quarter pound beef patties are only used on Quarter Pounders. Fresh slivered onions are primarily used on Quarter Pounder hamburgers and not other menu items.”
According to the US FDA, symptoms can appear anywhere from a few days to nine days after consuming infected food and might include severe stomach pains, diarrhea, fever, nausea, or vomiting.
The FDA advised consumers who had previously eaten at McDonald’s and were experiencing signs of E. coli infection to contact their health care provider immediately to report their symptoms and receive treatment.
