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McDonald's takes Quarter Pounder off the menu at 1 in 5 restaurants due to E. coli outbreak

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69% Informative

E. coli has sickened nearly 50 people in 10 states, killing one.

The fast-food chain sold about 1 million Quarter Pounders in the timeframe that the illnesses occurred.

Slivered onions used as a topping on Quarter Pounder burgers were not cooked and came from a single supplier, McDonald's says.

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