INDIANA – McDonald’s will resume selling Quarter Pounders in all its restaurants this week after considering new data regarding an E. coli outbreak linked to the burgers, the company said Sunday.
Last Tuesday, the CDC issued a food safety alert warning that dozens of people reported becoming sick after eating Quarter Pounders.
According to the latest information from the CDC, the E. coli outbreak has caused 75 illnesses across 13 states, including 22 hospitalizations and one death. Most of the related illnesses occurred in Colorado.
Federal agencies said Friday that a specific ingredient has not been confirmed as the source of the outbreak, but the FDA previously said slivered onions or beef patties were the likely source of contamination.
