EXCLUSIVE Food safety experts reveal fast food red flags amid McDonald's E. coli outbreak READ MORE: I fell ill with E Coli after eating a McDonald's Quarter Pounder By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 21:13 BST, 25 October 2024 | Updated: 21:21 BST, 25 October 2024 e-mail View comments Food safety experts have revealed their biggest fast food restaurant red flags amid a deadly bacteria outbreak.
This week, fast food giant McDonald's came under fire as 75 people in 13 states have been sickened with E coli , a bacterial infection that kills up to one in five patients, after eating the chain's Quarter Pounder . Of those, 22 have been hospitalized and one older man in Colorado has died from the infection. Two others are fighting for their lives due to severe kidney injuries stemming from their infections Health officials have suggested that widespread illness could be from the chopped onions on the burger, which have been pulled from about one in five US McDonald's locations, as well as other chains like Burger King .
As the outbreak unfolds, experts have warned to stay vigilant of unsanitary practices at fast food places that could increase your risk of getting sick. As a deadly E coli outbreak has been linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders (pictured here), food safety experts revealed their fast food restaurant red flags Your browser does not support iframes. Mitzi Baum, CEO at nonprofit Stop Foodborne Illness, told DailyMail.
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