McDonald’s takes burgers that caused E Coli outbreak off menu at 20% US outlets
McDonald’s has stopped serving Quarter Pounder burgers at 20 per cent (that is one-fifth) of its outlets in the US after the burgers were linked to E Coli outbreak in 10 states.
The fast food chain removed the burgers from its menu in Colorado, Kansas, Utah, Wyoming, and portions of Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, news agency Associated Press reported.
This comes after one person died and dozens fell ill due to E coli infections, which the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) linked to the Quarter Pounder burgers in 10 US states.
“We fully expect to see more cases,” said CDC spokesman Tom Skinner was quoted as saying by news agency Reuters. “McDonald’s has moved rather quickly to take action to, hopefully, prevent as many cases as possible,” he added.
