The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discussed that the number of E. coli cases linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders rose to 90 from the initial 75 reported cases last Friday.
The CDC noted that the slivered onions used on the burgers are the were the likely cause of the outbreak.
A spokesperson for McDonald’s disclosed that all Quarter Pounders in the states that have affected by the outbreak have been taken bac since the day the first day of the outbreak on October 22nd.
The CDC noted after withdrawal and other processes the risk of the public is now very low with the most recent case recorded in October 16.
On Sunday, Colorado Agriculture Department officials ruled out the beef patties used in the Quarter Pounders as the source of the outbreak after testing found no traces of E. coli.
It was disclosed by the CDC that one case was recorded with 27 others taken and kept in the hospital while two persons have been reported to have developed some kind of kidney illness called hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Speaking on the incident, one family in Grand Junction, Colorado, disclosed that their 15-year-old daughter had been reported to have developed a kidney condition by the medical personnel.
A family in Grand Junction, Colorado, told NBC News that their 15-year-old daughter is one of those who developed the kidney condition.
It was also disclosed that the victim, who is a high school freshman, started developing the symptoms of fever and stomach pain, which started days after she went to her local McDonald’s several times for a Quarter Pounder. It was further disclosed that the victim experienced vomiting and diarrhoea with blood.
She was then admitted to the hospital, according to the family source, for kidney damage. They further revealed that after being admitted, the victim had undergone several rounds of dialysis.
It has been speculated that the true number of cases linked to the Quarter Pounders is likely much higher than the 90 reported. Most people with E. coli infections are never tested for the bacteria and recover independently.
So far, according to the official documentation thirteen states have reported cases the states includes Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
The Food and Drug Administration in its report have suggested that the slivered onions, supplied by food producer Taylor Farms Colorado Springs, are the most likely source of contamination.
In a statement by FDS on Wednesday, it was noted that it was also looking into an “onion grower of interest” based in Washington state, which is a step taken apart from the inspection of Taylor Farms processing centre in Colorado.
The details from McDonald’s revealed that 900 restaurants across 12 states received the onions from Taylor Farms.
The statement from the restaurant have disclosed that they have stooped buying onions from the restaurants till further notice with the stop beginning on Friday. It was also stated that the restaurant will start the sell of Quarter Pounder without onions in affected stores this week.
Other restaurant chains in Colorado, including Taco Bell, Burger King, KFC, Pizza Hut and Illegal Pete’s, removed onions from their menus out of an abundance of caution. No signs of people getting E. coli after eating at those restaurants exist.
