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The variety of victims of the E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has climbed, the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) reported Friday.
The company mentioned in an replace that 75 folks have been contaminated with the E. coli O157:H7 pressure throughout 13 states as of Thursday, and 22 have been hospitalized.
An E. coli outbreak within the U.S. has been linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers.
When the CDC first introduced the outbreak on Tuesday, there have been 49 instances of individuals changing into sick, leading to 10 hospitalizations and one loss of life.
McDonald’s was hit with its first lawsuit over the outbreak the subsequent day.
MCDONALD’S SAYS BEEF UNLIKELY BUT NOT RULED OUT AS POTENTIAL SOURCE OF E. COLI OUTBREAK
McDonald’s spokespeople mentioned on Wednesday that the CDC had knowledgeable the corporate of the outbreak final week, and the corporate is working with the businesses concerned to find out whether or not beef or onions – the 2 substances within the Quarter Pounder that could possibly be carriers for E. coli – are the trigger.
The E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has unfold, the CDC mentioned Friday. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Instances by way of Getty Photos / Getty Photos)
Ticker Safety Final Change Change % MCD MCDONALD’S CORP. 294.17 -7.44
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McDonald’s has already yanked onions and Quarter Pounder beef patties from its eating places within the areas the place instances have been reported and has stopped promoting the sandwich in these areas.
MCDONALD’S E. COLI OUTBREAK LINKED TO CALIFORNIA FARM, FDA INVESTIGATING
McDonald’s has pulled Quarter Pounder substances from the states of Colorado, Kansas, Utah and Wyoming, in addition to parts of Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
Yum! Manufacturers has additionally eliminated uncooked onions from some Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC areas out of warning as a result of outbreak. (Paul Weaver/SOPA Photos/LightRocket by way of Getty Photos / Getty Photos)
Ticker Safety Final Change Change % YUM YUM! BRANDS INC. 133.16 -0.86
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Yum! Manufacturers additionally introduced Thursday it might pull recent onions from a few of its Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC eating places after McDonald’s provider Taylor Farms issued a recall of yellow onions.