Shares of McDonald’s have fallen more than 5% on the stock market after learning of the E. coli outbreak linked to the burgers.
United States authorities have issued a food safety alert for a E. coli outbreak paired with the fast food chain’s Cuarto de Libra burgers McDonald’swith one death, ten people hospitalized and 49 cases in the United States so far.
“The majority of people affected by this outbreak report eating Quarter Pounder burgers at McDonald’s before becoming ill,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a statement on Tuesday.
Even It is not yet known which specific food ingredient is contaminatedMcDonald’s has noted that it “may be related to the sliced onions used in the Quarter Pounder coming from a single supplier serving three distribution centers.”
While the investigation continues, the chain has stopped using fresh-cut onions and quarter-pound beef patties in several states.
According to CNN, the majority of drunk people have been recorded in the states of Colorado and Nebraska.
Some of the symptoms of E. coli include fever, prolonged diarrhea, vomiting, or signs of dehydration, and according to the CDC, most people “recover without treatment in five to seven days.”
McDonald’s share price fell by more than 5% in after-hours trading on Tuesday.
Source: EITB
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