October 27th 2024.
On Sunday, McDonald's in the USA made an important announcement. They revealed that Quarter Pounders will be returning to their menus at hundreds of their restaurants. This decision was made after thorough testing showed that the beef patties were not the cause of the recent E. coli outbreak. Tragically, one person lost their life and 75 others were sickened across 13 states due to the outbreak linked to the popular burgers.
McDonald's stated that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) still believes that the likely source of contamination was slivered onions from a single supplier. However, they have now resumed selling the Quarter Pounder at the affected restaurants and will continue to do so in the coming week.
As of Friday, the number of people affected by the outbreak had risen to 75, with 22 of them being hospitalized and two developing a dangerous kidney disease complication. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that one person had died in Colorado.
The FDA's initial analysis revealed that uncooked slivered onions used on the burgers were the likely source of contamination. McDonald's has now confirmed that Taylor Farms, a produce company based in California, was the supplier of the onions used in the affected restaurants. These onions had come from a facility in Colorado Springs.
In light of these developments, McDonald's had pulled the Quarter Pounder burger from menus in multiple states, mostly in the Midwest and Mountain regions. However, they have now resumed sales as they have removed the slivered onions sourced from the Colorado Springs facility from their supply chain.
It is important to note that McDonald's has decided to stop sourcing onions from Taylor Farms' Colorado Springs facility indefinitely. This decision was made after considering the safety of their customers. The 900 McDonald's restaurants that usually receive slivered onions from this facility will now resume selling Quarter Pounders without them.
The Colorado Department of Agriculture conducted thorough testing and ruled out beef patties as the source of the outbreak. Multiple samples of fresh and frozen beef patties from various McDonald's locations in Colorado were found to be negative for E. coli.
On Friday, Taylor Farms announced a pre-emptive recall of yellow onions from their Colorado facility. They are also closely working with the CDC and the FDA as they continue to investigate the source of the outbreak. While it is still uncertain if the recalled onions were the cause, other fast-food restaurants like Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC, and Burger King have also pulled onions from their menus in certain areas this week.
The E. coli outbreak involves a type of bacteria called E. coli 0157:H7, which produces a dangerous toxin. According to the CDC, it causes around 74,000 infections, 2,000 hospitalizations, and 61 deaths each year in the US. Symptoms can occur within a day or two of consuming contaminated food and include fever, vomiting, diarrhea (sometimes bloody), and signs of dehydration. This infection is especially perilous for children under five, the elderly, pregnant women, and those with weakened immune systems.
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