Testing rules out beef patties as the source of E. coli outbreak, McDonald’s says

McDonald's says testing has ruled retired beef patties arsenic nan root of nan outbreak of E

LOS ANGELES -- Testing has ruled retired beef patties arsenic nan root of nan outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, nan institution said Sunday. It will resume trading nan Quarter Pounder successful nan coming week.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues to judge that slivered onions from a azygous supplier are nan apt root of contamination, McDonald's said.

As of Friday, nan outbreak had expanded to astatine slightest 75 group sick successful 13 states, national wellness officials said. A full of 22 group person now been hospitalized, and 2 person developed a vulnerable kidney illness complication, nan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. One personification has died successful Colorado.

Early accusation analyzed by nan FDA showed that uncooked slivered onions utilized connected nan burgers “are a apt root of contamination,” nan agency said. McDonald’s has confirmed that Taylor Farms, a California-based nutrient company, was nan supplier of nan caller onions utilized successful nan restaurants progressive successful nan outbreak, and that they had travel from a installation successful Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The 900 McDonald's restaurants that usually received slivered onions from Taylor Farms’ Colorado Springs installation will resume income of Quarter Pounders without slivered onions, McDonald's said.

Taylor Farms said Friday it had preemptively recalled yellowish onions sent to its customers from its Colorado installation and continues to activity pinch nan CDC and nan FDA arsenic they investigate.

The outbreak involves infections with E. coli 0157:H7, a type of bacteria that produces a vulnerable toxin. It causes astir 74,000 infections successful nan U.S. annually, starring to much than 2,000 hospitalizations and 61 deaths each year, according to CDC.