Australian law tightly regulates food providers to prevent outbreaks of infection or contamination of produce.
McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers have been removed from menus in US stores after a multi-state outbreak of E. coli.One person has died and 22 others hospitalised in an outbreak of E. coli in McDonald's stores in the US.
McDonald's officials said a California-based company which produces onions used in Quarter Pounder hamburgers could be to blame for the spread, and stores in 12 states have already removed the ingredient from their cooking processes. A spokesperson for McDonald's Australia told the ABC there is currently no concern about food safety standards or the quality of hamburgers in any of its 1,044 stores.Gary Kennedy, the managing director of food safety consultancy group Correct Food Systems, said E. coli is typically spread to meat or other products through animal faeces or poor personal hygiene, but in Australia tight regulations govern the hospitality sector to prevent outbreaks.
McDonald's US has cut ties 'indefinitely' with the suppliers of its slivered onion products due to the ongoing E. coli infection outbreak.Mr Kennedy said those provisions make it unlikely for bacteria like E. coli to develop in produce eaten by Australian fast food consumers in Australia. The federal government regulates the national hospitality sector with the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code and the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991.One person has died and 10 others have been hospitalised by the bacterial infection.
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