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The McDonald's E. Coli outbreak that roiled the company's stock earlier this week is having a knock-on effect on its fast-food competitors when it comes to taking precautionary measures.
MCD's third-quarter 2024 results are likely to benefit from its focus on strategic business enhancement efforts amid inflationary pressures and macro risks.
The E. coli outbreak cases linked to McDonald's have widened to include 75 people in 13 states. The CDC said it expects the real number to be higher, and that it can take weeks to identify a case.
The deadly E.Coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers grew worse Friday as an additional 26 people were found to have been infected — raising the total to 75, according to federal health officials The infections had killed one person, and hospitalized 10 across the West and Midwest, the CDC had said on Tuesday.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that 75 persons have been infected from the E.coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers.
McDonald's stock has fallen 5% since the CDC released an advisory notice saying that its Quarter Pounder burgers have been linked to an E. coli outbreak in 10 states.
Moves by major U.S. fast-food chains to temporarily scrub fresh onions off their menus on Thursday, after the vegetable was named as the likely source of an E. coli outbreak at McDonald's , laid bare the recurring nightmare for restaurants: Produce is a bigger problem for restaurants to keep free of contamination than beef.
Fast-food giants have pulled fresh onions from their menus in the US after a McDonald's E.coli outbreak that killed one person and left 49 others sick.
McDonald's (MCD) reports earnings before the bell Tuesday, with investors likely watching to see if the company's $5 summer value meal succeeded in driving customers back to the fast-food giant after it said the promotion will run into December.
McDonald's is the latest fast-food giant to face an E. coli outbreak.