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The number of cases of E. coli cases linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders have increased, and health officials are focusing on onions sold at fast-food outlets as a possible source of the outbreak, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Wednesday.
The FDA reported that 90 confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 has now been identified in 13 states, and hospitalizations have increased to 27. Two victims developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a serious condition that can cause kidney failure. One death was linked to an early outbreak of the disease.
A Quarter Pounder hamburger is served at a McDonald’s restaurant in Effingham, Illinois, on March 30, 2017. (Photos by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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| MCD | Company MCDONALD’S CORP. | 291.57 | -3.46 |
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The FDA believes that green onions used as a topping on Quarter Pounders are the most likely source of the outbreak after beef was ruled out as a possible source. The agency said it has begun testing at a Colorado processing facility at Taylor Farms, which supplied the recalled onions to McDonald’s, and an undisclosed onion farm in Washington state.
After removing Quarter Pounders from the menu at 900 restaurants following the outbreak, McDonald’s will resume serving hamburgers at affected locations this week. But sandwiches will not be served with onions in those places.
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Areas affected by outbreaks of E. coli is in Colorado, Kansas and Wyoming, as well as parts of Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Utah.
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