McDonald's Quarter Pounders are being linked to a multi-state outbreak of E. coli, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. At least one person has died and 49 people have fallen ill, including 10 that have been hospitalized across 10 states as of Wednesday, Oct. 23.

Federal officials say E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states.

McDonald’s said Wednesday that consumers should feel confident ordering from its restaurants despite a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to its Quarter Pounders. McDonald’s U.S. President Joe Erlinger said in an interview on the “Today” show that the company has removed the Quarter Pounder from its menu in the 10 states where dozens of people were sickened,

An E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has led to at least 49 illnesses across 10 states, including one death.

About 50 people have been reported infected in an E. coli outbreak involving McDonald’s Quarter Pounder sandwiches. Here is what you need to know: The outbreak began around Sept. 27 and no infections have been reported in California as of yet.

The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Tuesday of a “fast-moving” E. coli outbreak stemming from McDonald’s famed quarter pounders. In the center’s ongoing investigation opened Tuesday,

The company’s stock plunged 8% in premarket trading — the worst day since March 12, 2020, when the world went into Covid lockdown.