No E. coli in McDonald burgers, test rules out link to deadly outbreak in US
McDonald's has confirmed that no E. coli was found in its beef patties after food poisoning cases. The Quarter Pounders will return to the menu, and the likely contamination source was silvered onions from a single supplier, which McDonald's will cease using.
Days after several people fell sick due to food poisoning linked to E. coli bacteria after consuming McDonald's patties in the US, the fast food chain has clarified that no E. coli bacteria was detected in its beef patties samples, reported NBC news on Sunday.
The company spokesperson also announced that McDonald's Quarter Pounders beef patties are set to return to the menu after the Colorado Agriculture Department's tests failed to detect the presence of E. coli in the samples.
The most likely source of contamination, which resulted in food poisoning among many people, was silvered onions from a single source, said the company spokesperson, adding that McDonald's will end the supply of onion rings from that source soon.
“We remain very confident that any contaminated product related to this outbreak has been removed from our supply chain and is out of all McDonald’s restaurants,” Reuters quoted fast-food chain's Chief Supply Chain Officer Cesar Pina's statement.
Several suffered from food poisoning after eating McDonald burger
An outbreak was announced last week after several people fell ill due to food poisoning after eating McDonald burger. Later, the company ceased the sale of its Quarter Pounder burger and removed the item from its menus in several US states — mostly in the Midwest and Mountain states. On Friday, McDonald’s said that slivered onions from the Colorado Springs facility were distributed to approximately 900 of its restaurants, including some in transportation hubs like airports.
After receiving a clean chit from the Colorado Agriculture Department, McDonald’s said it would resume distribution of fresh supplies of the Quarter Pounder and that it is expected to be available in all restaurants in the coming week, reported AP.
E. coli is killed in beef when cooked properly. The McDonald's Quarter Pounder is served with raw, slivered onions; affected restaurants will serve the burgers without such onions.
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First Published:28 Oct 2024, 09:22 AM IST
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