Grand Junction teen hospitalized with kidney failure linked to E. coli after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounder
One person -- a resident of Mesa County — has died from the outbreak, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) confirmed.
AURORA, Colo. — A Grand Junction teen has been hospitalized with kidney failure linked to E. coli after eating a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder.
As of Oct. 24, 75 cases have been reported across 13 states, with a majority concentrated in Colorado, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). One person — a resident of Mesa County — has died from the outbreak, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) confirmed.
McDonald’s claims the slivered onions procured from the Taylor Farms facility in Colorado Springs are the “likely source of contamination.” However, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it is “using all available tools to confirm if onions are the source of this outbreak.”
Kamberlyn Bowler, 15, of Grand Junction has a standard order at McDonald’s — a Quarter Pounder with extra pickles. She ate that specific meal at least twice between the end of September and the beginning of October, according to her attorney.
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