The Daily Populous Wednesday October 23rd, 2024 morning edition
Authored by cnbc.com and submitted by vergil_never_cry

McDonald's shares dropped in extended trading Tuesday after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers has led to 10 hospitalizations and one death.

The agency said 49 cases have been reported in 10 states between Sept. 27 and Oct. 11, with most of the illnesses in Colorado and Nebraska. "Most" sick people reported eating a McDonald's Quarter Pounder, the CDC added.

One of the patients developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, which is a serious condition that can cause kidney failure. An older adult in Colorado died.

McDonald's shares dropped about 7% in after-hours trading Tuesday.

In a statement Tuesday, McDonald's said it is taking "swift and decisive action" following the E. Coli outbreak in certain states.

The company said initial findings from the ongoing investigation show that some of the illnesses may be linked to slivered onions — or fresh onions sliced into thin shapes — that are used in the Quarter Pounder and sourced by a single supplier that serves three distribution centers. McDonald's has instructed all local restaurants to remove slivered onions from their supply and has paused the distribution of that ingredient in the affected area.

redpatcher on October 22nd, 2024 at 21:25 UTC »

Ten bucks and they give you E Coli? Pass.

FoxFyer on October 22nd, 2024 at 21:23 UTC »

Yeah most of their burgers use these smaller rehydrated diced onions, but the QPC uses more or less fresh chopped ones. I think they've used them on other large sandwiches in the past too, but right now I believe the QPC is the only one.

Long time ago when I used to work there we called them Quarter onions for that reason.

makualla on October 22nd, 2024 at 21:21 UTC »

Between that and the Boars head listeria the meat industry is going to be going through it with USDA