A recent E. coli outbreak at several McDonald's locations across the country has left 10 people hospitalized and one person dead, according to a news release by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Health officials linked an E. coli outbreak to McDonald's Quarter Pounders. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched an investigation to determine which ingredients are contaminated.

McDonald's stock plunged after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention linked the fast-food chain's Quarter Pounder burgers to an E. coli outbreak.The CDC said the outbreak has hit 10 states, with 10 hospitalizations and one death.