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E. Coli Outbreak Tied To McDonald's Hamburgers Yet To Be Confirmed In Northeast E. Coli Outbreak Tied To McDonald's Hamburgers Yet To Be Confirmed In Northeast
E. Coli Outbreak Tied To McDonald's Hamburgers Yet To Be Confirmed In Northeast Dozens of people across ten states have been sickened in connection with an E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s hamburgers. At least 49 people reported falling ill, including ten who were hospitalized and one who died, after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in an alert issued Tuesday, Oct. 22. Authorities have not yet identified which specific ingredient is contaminated, prompting McDonald’s to halt sales of Quarter Pounders as well as fresh slivered onions in several states. The 49 people sickened by the E. coli outbre…

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by Michael Mashburn
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This Area Burger Place Ranks As 14th Best In Nation This Area Burger Place Ranks As 14th Best In Nation
This Area Burger Place Ranks As 14th Best In Nation In a new list of the nation’s top burgers, one Connecticut staple ranks among the best and the beefiest. Louis’ Lunch, located at 263 Crown Street in New Haven, is widely regarded as the birthplace of the modern hamburger. According to legend, proprietor Louis Lassen was asked by a customer in 1900 to make “something he could eat on the run.” In response, the man was given a blend of ground steak trimmings between two slices of toast — a hybrid of a sandwich and a burger. More than a century later, Louis’ Lunch, which is now in its fourth generation of family ownership, continues to serve…

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by Valerie Musson