CDC Issues Update on Multi-State McDonald’s E. Coli Outbreak

The multi-state outbreak, which the CDC said has ended, impacted McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers.
CDC Issues Update on Multi-State McDonald’s E. Coli Outbreak
A sign in front of a McDonald's restaurant in Pittsburgh on April 23, 2022. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
|Updated:
0:00

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday announced that a multi-state E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has ended.

Since the CDC launched an investigation on Oct. 22, it has found 104 E. coli cases in 14 states. The agency said 43 people were hospitalized, and one Colorado resident died in connection to the outbreak.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
twitter