Ground beef recalled over possible E. coli contamination
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Ground beef recalled over possible E. coli contamination

ByNews Polite

More than 167,000 pounds of ground beef shipped to restaurants nationwide are being recalled by a Michigan meatpacking company over concerns of possible E. coli contamination, federal officials said Wednesday. At least 15 cases of the bacteria have been reported in Minnesota this month that link back to Wolverine Packing…

E. coli cases climb to 104 in McDonald’s outbreak tied to slivered onions
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E. coli cases climb to 104 in McDonald’s outbreak tied to slivered onions

ByNews Polite

At least 104 people have been sickened, with 34 hospitalized, in an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to onions served on McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers, federal health officials said Wednesday. Cases have been detected in 14 states, according to an update from the US Centers for Disease Control…

McDonald’s rules out beef patties as source of E. coli outbreak
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McDonald’s rules out beef patties as source of E. coli outbreak

ByNews Polite

McDonald’s on Sunday ruled out beef patties as a source of the E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder hamburgers, which has killed at least one person and sickened nearly 75 others. “We remain very confident that any contaminated product related to this outbreak has been removed from our supply…

McDonald’s boss vows to improve safety after E. coli outbreak
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McDonald’s boss vows to improve safety after E. coli outbreak

ByNews Polite

McDonald’s scrambled on Wednesday to contain the damage from an E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder burgers that has killed one person and sickened nearly 50 others, as it pulled the menu item from restaurants across a dozen states. The outbreak has sickened people across the US West and Midwest,…