E. coli Outbreak at McDonald’s

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a food safety alert for an outbreak of E. coli at McDonald’s.

According to the CDC’s latest update, 90 cases have been reported, resulting in 27 hospitalizations and one death across 13 states. 

McDonald’s initially stopped selling the Quarter Pounder, but after identifying slivered onions from Taylor Farms in Colorado as the issue, McDonald’s said, "[t]he 900 restaurants that historically received slivered onions from Taylor Farms’ Colorado Springs facility will resume sales of Quarter Pounders without slivered onions.”

Cesar Piña, McDonald's North America Chief Supply Chain Officer said in a statement, "[t]he issue appears to be contained to a particular ingredient and geography, and we remain very confident that any contaminated product related to this outbreak has been removed from our supply chain.”

According to the CDC, “[d]ue to the product actions taken by both companies, CDC believes the risk to the public is very low.”