McDonald’s Corp. is trying to contain the fallout from a severe E. coli outbreak that appears to be linked to the slivered onions in its popular Quarter Pounder sandwiches.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday announced an investigation into a raft of illnesses across 10 states from Sept. 27 through Oct. 11. The illnesses impacted dozens of people and led to one death and 10 hospitalizations.
The investigation sent shares in the burger chain down 5% as investors try to determine how widespread of an impact the crisis will have on the business. The company on Wednesday said it yanked the burgers from one-fifth of its more than 13,000 US restaurants and that it could take weeks to restore the items to menus. It sells a million Q