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Latest updates on cases, onion recalls and more


Latest updates on cases, onion recalls and more

McDonald's withdraws Quarter Pounders after E. coli outbreak An E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has killed one person and sickened dozens. Most diseases occur in Colorado and Nebraska. Seventy-five people in 13 states have become ill in an E. coli outbreak traced to McDonald's Quarter Pounders, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) […]

Burger King removes onions due to E. coli outbreak


Burger King removes onions due to E. coli outbreak

Picture: Matt Cardy (Getty Images) In this story In the wake of the unrest E. coli outbreaklarge fast food chains are suspension taking action to protect their customers, and Burger King (QSR-1.05%) comes next. McDonald's faces its first lawsuit stemming from the Quarter Pounder E. coli outbreak The Whopper maker immediately ordered 5% of its […]

McDonald's, the largest French fry maker, is laying off hundreds because of the fast food downturn


McDonald's, the largest French fry maker, is laying off hundreds because of the fast food downturn

It turns out that fast food eaters don't like fries with them. As more customers lose their appetite for fast food due to sky-high prices, North America's largest french fry producer is suffering from the economic slowdown. Lamb Weston, which can produce 250 million pounds of frozen potato products annually in just one facility, announced […]