This Caused the McDonald’s E.coli Outbreak

Veuer's Elizabeth Keatinge shares the CDC's findings on the Quarter Pounder E.coli outbreak.

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00:00It was the onions. McDonald's pulled quarter pounder burgers from their menu after one person

00:06died and nearly 50 others got sick. Quote, fresh slivered onions served on quarter pounders and

00:13other menu items from McDonald's are the likely source of this outbreak. Unquote. The CDC announced

00:19after an investigation, Taylor Farms supplied the onions and issued a voluntary recall.

00:25McDonald's also pulled the onions. Science Alert reports the outbreak has caused one death and

00:31sickened 90 people, 27 of whom had to be hospitalized. McDonald's pulled the quarter

00:37pounder from a fifth of the 14,000 U.S. restaurants. After E. coli tests came back negative,

00:43the fast food chain resumed selling quarter pounders.