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[1] The Quarter Pounder will be back on the menu as McDonald's food safety crisis enters a second week.
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[2] The Colorado Agriculture Department has ruled out beef patties as the source of the E. coli outbreak that sickened 75 people in 13 states. One person died.
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[3] A McDonald's spokesperson said the most likely source of the outbreak was slivered onions.
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[4] In a video message, McDonald's president vowed to make it right. - "On behalf of the McDonald's system, I want you to hear from me: We are sorry."
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[5] McDonald's is no longer sourcing the onions from supplier Taylor Farms Colorado Springs, says those onions were sold to McDonald's in Colorado, Kansas, Wyoming, and other states in the area, including airport locations, which could account for cases in other states.
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[6] Taylor Farms says it will continue to work with the CDC and FDA, stating that its products on the market today are safe.
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[7] Fifteen-year-old Kamberlyn Bowler says she ate Quarter Pounders in September and is now in isolation in a Denver hospital with her mom.
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[8] "It scared me. Like, I was scared, so I told her, and it was just like, we went to the hospital." - Her medical records show acute renal failure, most likely caused by E. coli.
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[9] "It's just been scary to see her body work against her. It's been hard. Like, I had to take off time from work. She got on the softball team for her high school."
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[10] "She had to miss her last couple of games because she was sick. Like, she went from being super healthy and, like, no issues at all, to possibly kidney damage for her whole life."
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[11] Her attorney says he represents 31 families. - "There's going to be a lot more cases in this outbreak than 75."
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[12] So, in 900 locations, the Quarter Pounder will be back, but without onions for now. McDonald's reports earnings tomorrow, so we'll learn more, but one early analysis shows that foot traffic dropped in the days after the outbreak became public. - Alright, Christine, thanks very much.