The CDC believes the risk to the public is 'very low' due to the actions taken by McDonald's and Taylor Farms to remove slivered onions from affected locations.
Ninety people in 13 states have been infected in a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders, the CDC said.
The outbreak has led to 27 hospitalizations and one previously reported death of an older adult in Colorado. The CDC believes the risk to the public is "very low" due to the actions taken by both McDonald's and Taylor Farms to remove slivered onions from affected locations.A quarter pounder with cheese, fries and a drink arranged at a McDonald's restaurant in El Sobrante, California, on Oct. 23, 2024.The outbreak has led to 27 hospitalizations and one previously reported death of an older adult in Colorado.on Friday, when the agency said it had 75 cases in 13 states.
Fresh slivered onions served on Quarter Pounders and other menu items at McDondald's are "the likely source of this outbreak," the CDC said on its website on Wednesday.to remove the ingredient from impacted locations, the agency added. The CDC believes the risk to the public is "very low" due to the efforts from McDonald's and Taylor Farms.Quarter Pounder hamburgers are a core menu item for McDonald's, raking in billions of dollars each year.
But around 900 of those locations will serve the Quarter Pounder without slivered onions for the foreseeable future as the CDC and other health authorities continue to examine the source of the outbreak. The change will impact restaurants in Colorado, Kansas and Wyoming and parts of Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Utah.
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