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The Quarter Pounder is a brand of hamburger introduced in 1971 by a Fremont, California franchisee of international fast food chain McDonald's and extended nationwide in 1973. . Its name refers to the beef patty having a precooked weight of approximately one quarter of a pound, originally portioned as four ounces (113.4 g) but increased to 4.25 oz (120 g) in 2015
McDonald’s has proactively removed some ingredients used in its quarter pounder burgers such as onions and beef patties from stores in the impacted states while the investigation is underway ...
Dozens of people across the U.S. have contracted E. coli traced to ingredients in McDonald's Quarter Pounders, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday. As a result ...
The double cheeseburger was offered as a promotional item in the 1950s and was added to the regular menu in 1965, though many McDonald's restaurants did not list it on their menu boards. An official variant is offered in the U.S. state of New Mexico, called the Green Chile Double Cheeseburger, topped with roasted green New Mexico chile peppers.
McDonald’s North America Chief Supply Chain Officer Cesar Piña said the Quarter Pounder beef patties were negative for E. coli during testing conducted by the Colorado Department of Agriculture.
The Quarter Pounder is back on the menu this week at all McDonald's locations following an E. coli outbreak linked to onions used in its burgers, though the company warns "case counts will grow."
Last week, McDonald's removed the Quarter Pounder from menus in response to the the E. coli outbreak that killed one person and sickened at least 90 others in 13 states. The chain said that ...
PHOTO: A McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger meal is seen at a McDonald's on October 23, 2024 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)