**US CDC Tuesday afternoon said 49 people across 10 US mountain west states have been sickened by E. Coli strain linked back to McDonald\'s quarter pounder sandwiches. An older person in Colorado has died from the bacteria. McDonald\'s has removed the suspected beef from their stores.

<div class=\"default-font-wrapper\" style=\"line-height: 1;font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\">**US CDC Tuesday afternoon said 49 people across 10 US mountain west states have been sickened by E. Coli strain linked back to McDonald\'s quarter pounder sandwiches.  An older person in Colorado has died from the bacteria.  McDonald\'s has removed the suspected beef from their stores.</div>