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ONE person has died and at least ten are in hospital after an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s popular Quarter Pounders. The bacteria is commonly found in the gut of people and animals ...

An E. coli outbreak in 10 states linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders is currently being investigated, the CDC announced on ...

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