According to News Week, On October 22, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an investigation into an E. coli outbreak impacting multiple states, possibly connected to McDonald’s restaurants. So far, 49 cases of E. coli infections have been reported, resulting in 10 hospitalizations and one fatality. The FDA suspects that the contamination may stem from slivered onions or beef patties used in McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers.