CDC: McDonald’s E. Coli Outbreak Kills One, 49 Sick

USA Today reports:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that multiple agencies are investigating an E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder burgers at McDonald’s.

The agency said there have been at least 49 people sickened across 10 states, with 10 people requiring hospitalization and one death. The majority of illnesses have been reported in Colorado and Nebraska, though illnesses have been reported as far west as Oregon and as far east as Wisconsin.

The CDC said that the contaminated ingredient had yet to be identified, but McDonald’s said an initial investigation found “a subset of illnesses” were tied to the slivered onions from a supplier that serves three of the fast-food giant’s distribution centers.

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E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders: 1 dead and 49 sickened, CDC says https://t.co/7xsB34APfS

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McDonald’s linked to massive E.coli outbreak and there’s no way this a coincidence… pic.twitter.com/Vfg1SgICYh

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