The deadly E.Coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers grew worse Friday as an additional 26 people were found to have been infected — raising the total to 75, according to federal health officialsThe infections had killed one person, and hospitalized 10 across the West and Midwest, the CDC had said on Tuesday.The new infections include 12 additional hospitalizations and expanded the outbreak to three new states, according to the agency. No additional deaths have been reported beyond the ...

In this article MCD In this photo illustration, a McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger meal is seen at a McDonald's on October 23, 2024 in the Flatbush neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images As McDonald's and health authorities race to contain a deadly E. coli outbreak, the burger chain faces challenges in the months ahead to keep the trust of diners and investors. Shares of the fast-food giant have fallen 5% since the Centers for Disease Control and Preven ...

Fast-food giants have pulled fresh onions from their menus in the US after a McDonald's E.coli outbreak that killed one person and left 49 others sick.McDonald's, as well as its rivals including Burger King, KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, have all taken action, removing fresh onions from their menus in select US branches. The ingredient is believed to be the likely source of the outbreak that led to McDonald's removing the quarter pounder from one-fifth of its US restaurants.The onions are said to have come ...

A sign is posted in front of a Taco Bell restaurant on May 01, 2024 in Richmond, California.Yum Brands has pulled onions from some Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut locations following an E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald's."As we continue to monitor the recently reported E. coli outbreak, and out of an abundance of caution, we have proactively removed fresh onions from select Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC restaurants," a Yum Brands spokesperson said in a statement to CNBC. "We will continue following supplier an ...

A McDonald’s supplier recalled yellow onions produced in a Colorado plant in response to a deadly E. coli outbreak at the fast food chain.Taylor Farms, which supplies onions to McDonald’s franchises that are the subject of a multi-state investigation by health authorities, said it was pulling products “out of an abundance of caution” and that it did not find traces of E. coli as of Wednesday.The Food and Drug Administration has pointed to Taylor Farms onions as “a likely source of contamination.” 4 A com ...

The upcoming report from McDonald's (MCD) is expected to reveal quarterly earnings of $3.17 per share, indicating a decline of 0.6% compared to the year-ago period. Analysts forecast revenues of $6.78 billion, representing an increase of 1.4% year over year.The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. This represents how the covering analysts, as a whole, have reassessed their initial estimates during this timeframe.Prior to a company's earnings announcement, it i ...

ToplineA Colorado resident has accused McDonald’s of negligence after he tested positive for E. coli shortly after consuming food from the fast food chain, his attorney says, marking the first lawsuit against McDonald’s since the company’s hamburgers were linked to an outbreak of the bacterial infection, resulting in some hospitalizations and at least one death.A Colorado man accused the fast food chain of negligence after testing positive for the bacterial ... [+] infection.Getty Images Key FactsEric Stell ...

McDonald’s scrambled on Wednesday to contain the damage from an E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder burgers that has killed one person and sickened nearly 50 others, as it pulled the menu item from restaurants across a dozen states.The outbreak has sickened people across the US West and Midwest, with 10 hospitalized due to serious complications, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is investigating the outbreak.A McDonald’s spokesperson said the outbreak is limi ...

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McDonald’s yanked Quarter Pounders at roughly one-fifth of its US locations after a deadly E.Coli outbreak was linked to the popular burger, the company said Wednesday. Federal agencies announced Tuesday that one person had died in Colorado and 49 others were sickened in 10 states across the Midwest and WestThe nation’s largest fast-food chain said Wednesday that it is confident the culprit of the outbreak were slivered onions atop the Quarter Pounder. 3 McDonald’s has yanked Quarter Pounders in states w ...