McDonald’s Resumes Sale of Quarter Pounder After E. coli Testing

McDonald’s is resuming sales of its Quarter Pounder burgers in all of its US restaurants after ruling out its beef patties as the source of an E. coli outbreak that left at least one person dead and dozens of others ill.

The BBC is reporting that the fast food giant said samples of its beef patties that were taken by the Colorado Department of Agriculture, CDA, had tested negative for the bacteria.

The company added that the CDA had no plans for further testing.

McDonald’s suspended sales of Quarter Pounder last week in around a fifth of its US restaurants in response to the outbreak.

McDonald’s North America Chief Supply Chain Officer, Cesar Piña said in a statement, that the issue appears to be contained to a particular ingredient and geography.

Piña said they remain very confident that any contaminated product related to this outbreak has been removed from their supply chain.