McDonald's pulls Quarter Pounders from one-fifth of U.S. stores after E. coli outbreak

McDonald's worked Wednesday to reassure customers that its U.S. restaurants are safe as federal investigators tried to pinpoint the cause of a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to the fast-food giant's Quarter Pounder hamburgers.

McDonald's pulls Quarter Pounders from one-fifth of U.S. stores after E. coli outbreak
The famed golden arches logo of McDonald's is seen on a sign at one of the chain's restaurants in Omaha, Nebraska.

McDonald's worked Wednesday to reassure customers that its U.S. restaurants are safe as federal investigators tried to pinpoint the cause of a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to the fast-food giant's Quarter Pounder hamburgers.