USA | McDonald's has now confirmed that investigations into its E.Coli outbreak earlier in the year have now closed.
The Centres for Disease Control (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have confirmed that their respective investigations into E.Coli at McDonald’s have been closed.
CDC also confirmed that there were no new illnesses associated with consumers eating at McDonald’s following its swift and decisive action on October 22, 2024. McDonald’s said this reinforced the importance of its values, particularly in moving quickly to do the right thing and to always put people first.
McDonald’s thanked its franchisees and restaurant teams for the continued focus on the challenge at hand and for the commitment to living company values as it took every necessary step to respond to the E.Coli outbreak.
In a statement, the company said that although it was a lengthy procedure, the matter of E.Coli required optimal care to solve.
“The process to reach this point has at times felt long, challenging and uncertain. But it is critical that public officials examine every possible angle, and we are deeply grateful that they moved quickly to identify and, in partnership with McDonald’s, contain the issue. We’d like to thank them once again,” the company said in a statement.
Federal and state officials have repeatedly said that McDonald’s immediate actions in October made any risk to the public “very low,” and the risk has remained very low since then.
These announcements from CDC and FDA provided certainty and validation from leading health authorities, which will be meaningful for McDonald’s customers and communities.
While the issue had been fully contained — and any product contaminated with E.Coli associated with this issue had been removed from the McDonald’s supply chain as of October 22, 2024 – it can now be classified as “closed” and remediated.
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