Source: CNN
A t least 49 illnesses have been reported across 10 states, including one death of an older person. Ten people have been hospitalized, including a child who had hemolytic uremic syndrome, a serious complication that can develop from an E. coli infection. Most of the illnesses are in Colorado and Nebraska.
Most of the people who became ill reported eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounder sandwiches, the CDC says.
The agency says that the investigation is “fast moving” and that information reviewed by the US Food and Drug Administration shows that slivered onions are a likely source of contamination.
McDonald’s has stopped using the onions as well as quarter-pound beef patties in several states while the investigation continues, the CDC says.
McDonald’s said in a statement that the initial investigation findings linked the onions to “a single supplier that serves three distribution centers.”
Anyone who becomes ill after eating a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder should get medical attention and tell the provider what they ate, the CDC says.
McDonald’s said in its statement that “serving customers safely in every single restaurant, each and every day, is our top priority” and that it will continue working with the CDC on the investigation.
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