McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers have been connected to an E. coli outbreak across ten states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned on Tuesday.
The CDC announced in an alert that it has initiated an investigation after 49 individuals reported falling ill after consuming Quarter Pounders. The outbreak has resulted in ten hospitalizations and one death.
“This is a fast-moving outbreak investigation,” the CDC said in a statement. “Most sick people are reporting eating Quarter Pounder hamburgers from McDonald’s and investigators are working quickly to confirm which food ingredient is contaminated.”
The notice added that McDonald’s has pulled ingredients for Quarter Pounders, and those hamburgers temporarily won’t be available for sale in some states.
Cases have been reported in Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Wisconsin, according to the CDC.
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A total of 49 cases were reported, with the majority occurring in Colorado and Nebraska.
E. coli is a bacterium commonly found in the environment as well as in the intestines of humans and animals.
However, certain strains of E. coli can produce Shiga toxin, which may cause severe illnesses and even death, according to the CDC.
Symptoms of a serious E. coli infection often begin with stomach cramps, diarrhea, and vomiting, usually appearing three to four days after consuming contaminated food or products, the CDC reports.
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