The number of people sickened by tainted McDonald's salads has jumped to 163 in 10 states. Three of the victims have been hospitalized.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the problem is caused by the Cyclospora parasite that is transmitted in foods contaminated with fecal matter.
Last week, the number of cases was 61 people in seven states – 29 in Illinois, 16 in Iowa, seven in Missouri, three in Minnesota and two each in Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin. McDonald's voluntarily stopped selling salads last week at about 3,000 restaurants in 14 states, including Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Montana, North Dakota, Kentucky, West Virginia and Missouri, until they were able to switch to another lettuce-mix supplier...MORE
Who in the heck goes to McDonalds to eat salad?
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Friday, July 20, 2018
Contamination problem: McDonald's tainted salads have now sickened 163 people in 10 states
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