colithat sickened over a hundred people.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention firstreportedthe outbreak in late October.
By early December, government health officials declared the outbreak over.
At least 100 people in 14 states were sickened by E. coli bacteria traced back to slivered onions sold at McDonald’s restaurants.© TonyBaggett via Getty
The FDAs inspections took place between October 28 and November 12, 2024.
FDA inspectors discovered numerous equipment with apparent biofilm and large amounts of food debris, for instance.
Bysome measures, food safety has never been better in the U.S. colioutbreak was substantially less dangerous than the infamousJack-in-the-BoxE.
colioutbreakthat occurred in the early 1990s, which sickened over 700 people and killed four people.
But it highlights the reality that todays food supply still isnt free of its issues.
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