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An E. coli outbreak in fresh-cut onions served on McDonald's Quarter Pounders may be responsible for one death and one illness in more than a dozen states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.
Additional cases related to the outbreak have been reported, bringing the total number of illnesses to 90 and hospitalizations to 27. However, the CDC has described the risk to the public as “very low.” Onions have been removed from food service areas.
“It is not necessary to avoid eating onions or other foods made with onions,” says the CDC he said..
Last week, supplier Taylor Farms recalled four onion products due to “E. coli contamination.” McDonald's stores in affected areas have temporarily stopped using chopped onions, and other fast-food restaurants that received onions from this supplier — including Burger King, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC — have actively removed fresh onions from their menus in some locations.
The recalled onions likely went to grocery stores or directly to consumers, the CDC said Wednesday. The pickled onions used by McDonald's have also not been linked to this outbreak. According to the FDA.
The beef patties used in the quarter-pounder were part of an investigation that began on Oct. 22, but the Colorado Department of Agriculture he said. On Sunday, McDonald's fresh ground beef patties used for quarter-pounds tested negative for E. coli, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Monday that ground beef tested positive for E. coli. Expansion.
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McDonalds announced Quarter-pounders will continue to be sold at all restaurants on Sunday, but the 900 restaurants that previously received chopped onions from Taylor Farms will not include onions on those sandwiches.