McDonald's resumes sales of Quarter Pounders at all restaurants after beef patties in Colorado test negative for E. coli - Boston News, Weather, Sports

(CNN) — McDonald’s will resume sales of Quarter Pounders at all restaurants next week after reviewing new data about an E. coli outbreak linked to its famous burgers, the company announced Sunday.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a food safety warning On Tuesday, dozens of people warned that they had eaten the Quarter Pounder sandwich at McDonald’s before they got sick.

The E. coli outbreak has resulted in 75 illnesses in 13 states, including 22 hospitalizations and one death. according to according to the latest information from the CDC, with most related illnesses occurring in Colorado.

A specific ingredient has not been confirmed as the source of the outbreak, federal agencies said Friday, but rather the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the sliced onions or beef patties on Quarter Pounder sandwiches are the likely source of contamination.

Sunday, the Colorado Department of Agriculture said said McDonald’s beef patties used for the Quarter Pounder tested negative for E. coli. The department tested fresh patties from restaurants linked to the outbreak.

Based on the Colorado Agriculture Department’s findings and after comparing the CDC data with its own supply chain data, McDonald’s is confident that fresh beef patties can be ruled out as a source of contamination, the report said. a Sunday news report.

The company is now asking beef suppliers to produce a new supply of fresh beef patties, and the Quarter Pounder is expected to be available in all restaurants in the coming week. said.

The 900 restaurants that received chopped onions from McDonald’s supplier Taylor Farms in Colorado Springs will resume selling Quarter Pounders without chopped onions. added. “Those restaurants are located in Colorado, Kansas and Wyoming, as well as parts of Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Utah,” the report said.

The FDA and CDC say they continue to work with partners to investigate the source of the outbreak. CNN has reached out to the FDA to see if it has ruled out beef patties as the source of the E. coli outbreak. When contacted by CNN on Sunday, the CDC referred back to Friday editionwhere no specific ingredient is mentioned as the cause.

“The FDA is using all available resources to confirm whether onions are the source of this outbreak,” a spokesperson previously said. “FDA and state partners are also collecting onion samples for analysis.”

Taylor Farms has removed yellow onions from the market “out of an abundance of caution,” the company said in a statement Wednesday, and distributor US Foods has issued a recall for four onion products due to “possible E. coli contamination.”

“I know our relationship is based on trust,” McDonald’s US President Joe Erlinger said in a speech video message posted on Sunday. “You trust us to serve you safe food every time.”

“On behalf of the McDonald’s system, I want you to hear from me: we are sorry,” Erlinger added. “To the customers involved, you have my commitment that, guided by our values, we will make this right.”