At least 49 people have been sickened, apparently after eating the quarter-pounders.
The Centers for Disease control is investigating an E. coli outbreak in McDonald’s Quarter Pounder cheeseburgers sold mostly in Western states. The Centers for Disease control is investigating an E. coli outbreak in McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers sold in 10 states.shows most of the cases are in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Nebraska. There have also been reports in Oregon, Montana, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Wisconsin. At least 26 people were sickened in Colorado alone.through Oct. 11.
The agency said McDonald’s pulled the ingredients used in the burgers, which will not be available for sale in the states where cases have been reported.The fast food chain is working with the CDC and health department investigators to figure out which ingredient might be contaminated. McDonald’s said it stopped using fresh, slivered onions and quarter-pound beef patties in the key states.
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