McDonald’s: Which states are affected in the salad outbreak?

People have been getting sick from eating tainted McDonald’s salads. Which U.S. states is this happening in?

McDonald’s have a problem with their salads right now. People have been getting sick from eating them. Caused by the Cyclopora parasite according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, McDonald’s have responded by removing salad from the menu.

This has only happened in specific U.S. states however. McDonald’s have removed the salads from approximately 3,000 restaurants across 14 different states. International restaurants have not been affected and not every state in the U.S. is affected.

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This is because it is down to the supply of lettuce/salad blend. One supplier does supply every single McDonald’s in the county, or indeed the world, so the contaminated salads are limited to specific stores only.

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The states affected are:

North Dakota
South Dakota
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Ohio
West Virginia
Wisconsin

And until a new supplier is found the McDonald’s restaurants affected in these states will not be selling salads. The fast food restaurant confirmed this in a statement that until they have a new supplier the salads will stay off the menu.

How long this may take is anybody’s guess really. Investigations are still ongoing with new information being released almost daily. It is one of those situations however that is better to be conducted slowly and thoroughly rather than rushed. The worst thing they could do is give the green light to sell salad again and then a week later be removing it because there was still tainted salad being sold.

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Do you live in one of the 14 states? Have you noticed any big impact at your local restaurant? Share your thoughts by leaving a comment below.

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