Coverage dated October 21, 2024

McDonald's linked to deadly E. coli outbreak

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Nearly 50 people in nearly one dozen states have fallen ill as the result of an E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald's Quarter Pounders, the CDC said Tuesday.

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  1. Newsweek

    McDonald's linked to deadly E. coli outbreak (opens Newsweek)

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    Nearly 50 people in nearly one dozen states have fallen ill as the result of an E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald's Quarter Pounders, the CDC said Tuesday.

  2. KTVZ Bend

    One dead in multistate E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, CDC says (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a food safety alert Tuesday regarding an E. coli outbreak that it says is linked with McDonald’s Quarter Pounders. At least 49 illnesses have been reported across 10 states, including one death of an older person.

  3. The Oregonian

    McDonald’s Quarter Pounders linked to E. coli outbreak that’s reached Oregon (opens The Oregonian)

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    McDonald’s said patties and onions possibly linked to the infections have been pulled from restaurants in several states.

  4. NBC News

    E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders in multiple states (opens NBC News)

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    Health officials are investigating an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders in multiple states, the CDC said.

  5. Forbes

    McDonald’s Quarter Pounder Linked To E. Coli Outbreak—Here’s What States Are Impacted (opens Forbes)

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    The fast food chain has pulled some of the burger’s ingredients across multiple states as officials try to pin down what specific ingredient is contaminated.

  6. The Hill

    McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers linked to E. coli outbreak (opens The Hill)

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    McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers and some ingredients will be temporarily unavailable in some states to protect customers after the food was linked to an E. coli outbreak, according to a press release from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday.

  7. Investor's Business Daily

    McDonald's Dives After E. Coli Outbreak Tied To Quarter Pounders (opens Investor's Business Daily)

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    The CDC linked an E. coli outbreak to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers. McDonald's stock plunged Tuesday night.

  8. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Ten hospitalized, one dead in E. coli infections linked to McDonald (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    Ten people have been hospitalized and one older person in Colorado has died after E. coli infections linked to McDonald

  9. NBC10 Philadelphia

    McDonald's shares fall after CDC says E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounders (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    The CDC said an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers has led to 10 hospitalizations and one death.

  10. Local News 8

    CDC warns of deadly multistate E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders (opens Local News 8)

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    The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a food safety alert Tuesday regarding an E. coli outbreak that it says is linked with McDonald’s Quarter Pounders.

  11. Newsweek

    Did McDonald's recall Quarter Pounder? What we know amid E. Coli outbreak (opens Newsweek)

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    So far, there have been 49 recorded cases, 10 hospitalizations and one death linked to the E. coli outbreak.

  12. Los Angeles Times

    Deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders, CDC says (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    McDonalds Quarter Pounders have been linked to a multi-state E. coli outbreak that has killed at least one, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  13. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    1 dead, 10 hospitalized after E. Coli tied to McDonald’s | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Ten people have been hospitalized and one older person in Colorado has died after E. coli infections linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburger in 10 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said today.

  14. Investopedia

    McDonald's Stock Tumbles as US Investigates Quarter Pounder's Link to E. Coli Outbreak (opens Investopedia)

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    Shares of McDonald’s plummeted in extended trading on Tuesday after U.S. health authorities said they were investigating an E. coli outbreak possibly linked to the burger chain’s Quarter Pounder.

  15. Quartz

    McDonald's Quarter Pounders are linked to an E-coli outbreak that hospitalized 10 and killed 1 (opens Quartz)

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    McDonald’s stock fell in after-hours trading following revelation of the outbreak, which has spanned 10 states

  16. Newsweek

    Is the McDonald (opens Newsweek)

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    The CDC has reported 49 E. coli cases across 10 states, with 10 hospitalizations and one death.

  17. FOX Business

    McDonald's linked to E. coli outbreak, CDC says (opens FOX Business)

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    McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers have been linked to an E. coli outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an alert on Tuesday.

  18. Newsweek

    McDonald's E. coli map shows where quarter pounder is making people sick (opens Newsweek)

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    The CDC says 49 people from 10 states have fallen ill due to this outbreak, with 27 cases reported in Colorado and 9 in Nebraska.

  19. WHDH Boston

    One dead in multistate E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, CDC says - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a food safety alert Tuesday regarding an E. coli outbreak that it says is linked with McDonald’s

  20. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s sickens 49 in 10 states (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    The death was reported in an older person in Colorado, and one child has been hospitalized with severe kidney complications.

  21. KTVU San Francisco

    1 killed, dozens sick after E.coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder, CDC says (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    The outbreak has been linked to Quarter Pounder hamburgers, according to the CDC.

  22. Anchorage Daily News

    E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders sickens 49 people, including one who died (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The CDC is investigating an outbreak that has sickened people in 10 states, including 10 people who were hospitalized and one person who has died.

  23. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Multistate E. Coli outbreak linked to popular McDonald's item sickens dozens as chain pulls ingredients from menus in some states (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    McDonald's has removed ingredients from its menu in some locations as dozens of people have been sickened with E. coli in multiple states, all after eating the...

  24. NBC New York

    What McDonald's is saying about E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounders (opens NBC New York)

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    The CDC said 49 people across 10 states have fallen ill after they reported eating Quarter Pounders at McDonald's locations. One person, described by the CDC as...

  25. Insider

    A deadly E. Coli outbreak across 10 states has been linked to McDonald's Quarter-Pounders, CDC says (opens Insider)

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    McDonald's shares dropped more than 9% after the CDC said one person died and ten others were hospitalized in connection with an E. coli outbreak.

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