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US PIRG: Hospitalizations and Deaths From Food Doubled in 2024

Top 10 Foodborne Illness Outbreaks of 2025

A new report from U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) found that hospitalizations and deaths from food doubled in 2024. The report, titled Food For Thought 2025, states that hospitalizations and deaths were the highest last year in five years. Food contaminated with Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, and E. coli increased by 41%. and 98% of … Read more

FDA: Taylor Farms Safety Issues Yielded Contaminated Onions

FDA: Taylor Farms Safety Issues Yielded Contaminated Onions

CBS filed a Freedom of Information Act with the FDA over the deadly McDonald’s E. coli outbreak linked to Taylor Farms onions. The report states that Taylor Farms safety issues yielded contaminated onions. And the report states that dozens of violations were found by FDA inspectors.. The FDA issued a Form 483, which is only … Read more

Top 10 Outbreaks of 2024: Number Six McDonald’s Onions

FDA: Taylor Farms Safety Issues Yielded Contaminated Onions

The top 10 outbreaks of 2024 continues with number six: the deadly McDonald’s onions E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. In that outbreak, 104 people were sickened, 34 were hospitalized, and one person who lived in Colorado died. That outbreak was declared over on December 3, 2024. The final patient case count was: Colorado (30), Iowa (1), … Read more

Deadly McDonald’s Onions E. coli Outbreak Ends With 104 Sick

FDA: Taylor Farms Safety Issues Yielded Contaminated Onions

The deadly McDonald’s onions E. coli O157H7 outbreak has ended with 104 sick in 14 states, according to the CDC. Thirty four people were hospitalized because they were so sick. And one person, who lived in Colorado, has died. The outbreak is over as of December 3, 2024. The case count is: Colorado (30), Iowa … Read more

FDA CORE Outbreak Investigation Table Updated

Top 10 Foodborne Illness Outbreaks of 2025

The FDA CORE Outbreak Investigation Table has been updated. Four outbreak investigations have ended, bringing the total outbreaks on the Table that are still ongoing to five. Three of the five investigations are unsolved. The outbreak of Salmonella Liverpool, which is unsolved, has ended. That outbreak sickened at least three people. And the deadly outbreak … Read more

McDonald’s Onions E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Sickens 104

FDA: Taylor Farms Safety Issues Yielded Contaminated Onions

The McDonald’s onions E. coli O157:H7 outbreak has sickened at least 104 people, according to the FDA. Thirty-four people have been hospitalized, and four  people have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), which is a type of kidney failure. One person who lived in Colorado has died. The case count is: Colorado (30), Iowa (1), Kansas … Read more

Deadly McDonald’s E. coli Outbreak Sickens 104 in 14 States

Deadly McDonald's E. coli Outbreak Sickens 104 in 14 States

The deadly McDonald’s E. coli outbreak has now sickened at least 104 people in 14 states, according to the CDC. That’s an increase of 14 new patients, seven new hospitalizations, and one new state since the last update was released on October 30 ,2024. The case count by state is: Colorado (30), Iowa (1), Kansas … Read more

FDA Weighs in on Deadly McDonald’s Onion E. coli Outbreak

FDA: Taylor Farms Safety Issues Yielded Contaminated Onions

The FDA is weighing in on the deadly McDonald’s onion E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. This outbreak has sickened at least 90 people in 13 states. Twenty-seven people are hospitalized, two have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a type of kidney failure, and one person has died. The case count by state is: Colorado (29), Iowa … Read more

Deadly McDonald’s Onions E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Sickens 90

Deadly McDonald's Onions E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Sickens 90

The deadly McDonald’s onions E. coli O157:H7 outbreak has now sickened at least 90 people in 13 states and hospitalized 27, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That’s an increase of 15 more patients and five new hospitalizations since the last update. The case count is: Colorado (29), Iowa (1), Kansas … Read more

McDonald’s Beef Patties Test Negative For E. coli O157:H7

McDonald's Beef Patties Test Negative For E. coli O157:H7

McDonald’s beef patties test negative for E. coli O157:H7, according to a press release from the Colorado Department of Agriculture. Multiple lots of McDonald’s brand fresh and frozen beef patties were collected from different McDonald’s locations in Colorado that are associated with a deadly E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. All burgers from all lots were negative … Read more