No E. coli found in samples of beef patties, McDonald’s Quarter Pounders return to menu

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McDonald’s announced this on Sunday quarter pounders After test refusal it will be on its menu again beef patties as a source of e coli The outbreak has killed one person and sickened at least 75 others in 13 states.
Chief supply chain officer of a fast-food chain, drinking caesar“We are confident that any contaminated products related to this outbreak have been removed from our supply chain and are all out of stock,” it said. McDonald’s restaurant,” reports the New York Times, after an outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder hamburgers left about 75 people sick and one dead.
The company confirmed that the Quarter Pounders will not contain raw chopped onions, which federal regulators suspect as a possible cause of the outbreak.
McDonald cited tests conducted in Colorado, where the highest number of cases have been reported. The Colorado Department of Agriculture website states, “The CDA microbiology laboratory analyzed dozens of sub-samples from all lots and all samples were found to be negative for E. coli. CDA has completed all beef testing and is conducting further sampling. Do not expect to receive.”
Colorado health officials tested beef samples from two suppliers that provided the patties at 900 affected locations in a dozen states, according to a McDonald’s spokesperson. The company is not aware of any other state health agency that is currently testing beef patties for E. coli.
Regarding harvested onions, McDonald’s announced Friday that it will stop purchasing onions from the Colorado Springs site of its major regional supplier, Taylor Farms, a multistate grower of vegetables and fruits. Last week, Taylor Farms Due to “possible E. coli contamination”, several yellow onion products were recalled, including chopped and diced onions.
Proper cooking eliminates E. coli from beef. The McDonald’s Quarter Pounder is typically served with raw, chopped onions; Reuters reported that the affected restaurants would serve burgers without these onions.
McDonald’s has removed the Quarter Pounder from about one-fifth of its U.S. restaurants, including Colorado, Kansas, Utah, Wyoming and parts of Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
Previous E. coli outbreaks have negatively impacted sales at large fast-food restaurants as customers avoided affected chains.