The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday announced that a multi-state E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has ended.
Since the CDC launched an investigation on Oct. 22, it has found 104 E. coli cases in 14 states. The agency said 43 people were hospitalized, and one Colorado resident died in connection to the outbreak.
Meanwhile, at least four people contracted hemolytic uremic syndrome, a rare but serious disease linked to E. coli that can trigger kidney failure, according to the CDC.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that recalled onions used on Quarter Pounders were the likely source of the outbreak, distributed by California-based Taylor Farms and served raw on Quarter Pounders at McDonald’s restaurants in Colorado, Kansas, Wyoming, and other states. Taylor Farms initiated a voluntary recall of yellow onions on Oct. 22….
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