The number of people hospitalized from the E. coli outbreak linked to raw onions on McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has more than doubled, and those reporting they have been sickened rose to 75, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday. Illnesses of people ranging in age from …
Read More »Onion Recall Linked to E. Coli and McDonald’s Spreads to Other Fast Food Chains
A sweeping onion recall linked to an E. coli outbreak involving McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has prompted several other major fast-food chains to remove raw onions from their menu offerings. Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC and Burger King have stopped adding fresh onions to their signature items at certain locations. A …
Read More »Frozen Waffle Products Are Recalled Over Listeria Risk
Nearly 700 frozen waffle products, some of them sold under the brands of major retailers like Kroger, Target and Walmart, were recalled on Friday over concerns of potential contamination with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes, according to their manufacturer. The manufacturer, TreeHouse Foods, issued a voluntary recall and said in a …
Read More »Fisher-Price Recalls 2 Million ‘Snuga Swings’ After Five Infant Deaths
After at least five infants died while sleeping in a product made by Fisher-Price, the company has recalled more than two million of the product, the Snuga Swing, because it poses a suffocation risk, according to the recall. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Fisher-Price announced the recall on …
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