One death and several sick after eating McDonald's burger
In the United States, 49 people were infected with the E. coli bacteria after eating at fast food chain McDonald's.
Ten customers of the fast food chain even had to be hospitalized. People got sick especially in Colorado (26 confirmed sick) and Nebraska (9), but a total of 10 different states in the western US reported infections. An elderly resident of the state of Colorado even died after becoming infected with the bacteria.
By the way, most of the customers had eaten the so-called Quarter Pounder. This is a type of hamburger popular at McDonald's. It consists of fresh onions and quarter-pound beef (about 113 grams). McDo has temporarily stopped selling this burger in several states.
It is not yet clear which ingredient is responsible for the contamination. An investigation has been launched by the U.S. health department CDC. McDonald's suspects the cause is the onions used for the burger.
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