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2024-10-29 -Short Attention Span Theater-

[Epoch Times] McDonald’s announced Sunday that Quarter Pounders will again be on its menu at hundreds of its restaurants after testing ruled out beef patties as the source of the outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to the popular burgers that killed one person and sickened at least 75 others across 13 states.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues to believe that slivered onions from a single supplier are the likely source of contamination, McDonald’s said in a statement. It said it will resume selling the Quarter Pounder at affected restaurants—without slivered onions—in the coming week.

McDonald’s has confirmed that Taylor Farms, a California-based produce company, was the supplier of the fresh onions used in the restaurants involved in the outbreak, and that they had come from a facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Posted by Bobby 2024-10-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11153 views ] Top

#1
Interesting, to note it seems almost timed to happened along with the Trump McDonald's political event.

Raised Questions:

Why only the "McDonald's" 1/4 pounder, doesn't the Onion grower sell onions to other places?

Does McDonald's have 2 sets of Onions?
1 for the 1/4 pounders, and another for other meal items?

Posted by NN2N1 2024-10-29 06:09|| 2024-10-29 06:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Does McDonald's have 2 sets of Onions?
1 for the 1/4 pounders, and another for other meal items?

Yes, the 1/4 Lb's use raw onions. The others are cooked, killing E. Coli

Posted by Frank G 2024-10-29 06:25|| 2024-10-29 06:25|| Front Page Top

#3 The 1950's are calling with a simple solution: hi-intensity Cobalt-60 source and Presto no E.Coli!! They built several facilities with bays big enough to zap trailer loads at one time but the FDA has super slow rolled approval except for some dried spices.

Posted by magpie 2024-10-29 10:17|| 2024-10-29 10:17|| Front Page Top

#4 First familiar format McD's opening in San Bernardino, CA in 1953. This simplified menu, and food preparation using assembly line principles, allowed them to sell hamburgers for 15 cents, or about half as much as at a sit-down restaurant. The restaurant was very successful, and the brothers started to franchise the concept...

Posted by NoMoreBS 2024-10-29 14:37|| 2024-10-29 14:37|| Front Page Top

#5 ...that's when we used silver coins. That 15 cents would be about $3.73 today. It's not that its more expensive as much as our money has been made worthless with spend, spend, spend by the central government.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-10-29 16:42|| 2024-10-29 16:42|| Front Page Top

#6 "In response to an E. coli outbreak in certain states, McDonald’s temporarily stopped sourcing onions from Taylor Farms’ Colorado Springs facility in October 2024 and has since indefinitely ceased sourcing onions from that facility."

Posted by Skidmark 2024-10-29 18:13|| 2024-10-29 18:13|| Front Page Top

#7 too bad about Taylor Farms onion shredding operation in Colorado

in my experience it is a fine company and they have steadily improved the quality of their produce over the past decade or so

Posted by Lord Garth 2024-10-29 18:17|| 2024-10-29 18:17|| Front Page Top

#8 It's known how E. Coli gets in the fields: Quit shitting there and wash your hands with soap

Posted by Frank G 2024-10-29 18:28|| 2024-10-29 18:28|| Front Page Top

#9 Also add in a food handling labor source from the 3rd world who may not be able to understand completely the instructions and grew up wiping with a hand.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-10-29 20:59|| 2024-10-29 20:59|| Front Page Top

#10 ^ and include poorly processed black water.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-10-29 23:20|| 2024-10-29 23:20|| Front Page Top

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