Chipotle lost billions of dollars in market cap following a series of foodborne-illness outbreaks almost a decade ago. But so far the McDonald’s situation seems more contained.

The CDC is investigating an E. coli outbreak that has sickened 49 people in 10 states, including one person who has died.

Federal officials say E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has sickened at least 49 people

E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including one person who died and 10 who were hospitalized, federal health officials said Tuesday.

McDonald’s stock is on pace for its worst day since the pandemic after an E. coli outbreak tied to Quarter Pounders in the western part of the United States left one dead and 10 hospitalized.

By Ananya Mariam Rajesh (Reuters) -Shares of McDonald's fell nearly 6% in premarket trading on Wednesday after an E. coli outbreak linked to the restaurant chain's Quarter Pounder hamburgers resulted in the death of one person and sickened 49 people in the U.