US-(Special Correspondent/Webdesk): In response to an E. coli outbreak linked to its Quarter Pounder burgers, McDonald’s has removed this item from the menu at 20% of its locations across the United States.
This action follows the report of one death and numerous illnesses, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identifying the burgers as a possible source of the outbreak across ten states.
The affected restaurants are located in Colorado, Kansas, Utah, Wyoming, and several areas in Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.
Joe Erlinger, McDonald’s U.S. chief, emphasized that the company took immediate action to reassure customers in light of the outbreak.
The CDC expects additional E. coli cases and believes the contamination may have originated from raw onions used in the Quarter Pounder.
While McDonald’s has pulled these burgers from its offerings, other menu items, such as the Big Mac, utilize cooked onions, which are not connected to the outbreak.
The fast-food chain is working closely with federal food safety regulators to investigate the source of the contamination and is actively seeking a new supplier for fresh onions.
With over 14,000 locations in the U.S. serving more than a million Quarter Pounder burgers every two weeks, McDonald’s is implementing significant measures to address consumer safety concerns.
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