The Epoch Times By Tom Ozimek
Health officials announced in an Oct. 30 update that the E. coli outbreak linked to onions used in McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has sickened and hospitalized more people, though the new infections are believed to predate recent actions taken by the restaurant chain to remove the onions from food service locations.
“More illnesses have been reported but they are from before McDonald’s and Taylor Farms took action to remove onions from food service locations. Due to the product actions taken by both companies, CDC believes the risk to the public is very low,” the agency said in a statement.
The CDC’s latest update brings the total number of known E. coli cases linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders to 90, with 27 hospitalizations and one death.
“This outbreak may not be limited to the states with known illnesses, and the true number of sick people is likely much higher than the number reported,” the CDC said in a statement, in which the agency noted that many people recover from E. coli infections without medical treatment and don’t get tested so many cases go unreported…
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