The CEO of McDonald’s on Oct. 29 apologized after an E. coli outbreak was linked to the popular fast-food chain.
“We are certainly very sorry if someone got sick at our restaurant for eating an onion that we used on our QPC,” or quarter-pounder with cheese sandwich, CEO Chris Kempczinski said on an earnings call. “On behalf of the entire system, we are sorry for what our customers have experienced. We offer our sincere and deepest sympathies, and we are committed to making this right.”
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said earlier in the month that McDonald’s quarter-pounder hamburgers were “making people sick.” The CDC said that every person who became ill with E. coli, a bacteria that can cause stomach problems and in a small number of cases result in death, reported eating at McDonald’s before their illness began….