On Tuesday, American services reported that 75 people were poisoned by the E.coli bacteria in 13 states. On Thursday, this number had already increased to 90 McDonald's customers. One person died, 32 are in hospitals. Two people have filed a class action lawsuit in federal court in Chicago. They demand compensation for all fast food customers who got poisoned after eating hamburgers. Previously, three people filed individual lawsuits accusing the chain of negligence in food safety. The company expects more lawsuits.
Dramatic effects of poisoning of a 15-year-old girl
Meanwhile, the station Fox News describes a serious case of poisoning of 15-year-old Kamberlyn Bowler from Colorado. The girl had to be hospitalized due to serious complications of food poisoning caused by E. coli bacteria. She ate a hamburger “with extra cucumbers at least twice in late September and early October.” The law firm representing her and more than 30 other victims of the poisoning said that eating hamburgers led the 15-year-old “to kidney failure and hemolytic uremic syndrome.” On October 8, Bowler first developed a gastrointestinal illness with diarrhea and “severe abdominal and kidney pain.” Three days later, the girl was admitted to hospital – she developed hemolytic uremic syndrome. On October 17, the high school freshman had to be flown “250 miles to a hospital near Denver, where she was placed on dialysis for 10 days as part of an emergency kidney rescue effort.”
E.coli bacteria in McDonalds. Suspicion fell on the onion
“Fresh, sliced onions served on Quarter Pounders and other McDonald's menu items are the likely source of this outbreak.” meanwhile, reports the CDC on your website. The Quarter Pounder is a hamburger containing a quarter pound of beef. The services say that tests are still underway and they are 100 percent sure. confirm the source of poisoning. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adds that the higher number of cases was reported even before McDonald's withdrew onions from Taylor Farms from its restaurants. Most poisoning cases were recorded in Colorado. It was also there that one death was recorded. At first, the chain withdrew the hamburgers that caused the poisoning, but after a few days they returned to the menu, without onions.