GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - 15-year-old Grand Junction High School student Kamberlyn Bowler who says after eating Quarter Pounders from McDonald's, she is now facing life threatening complications from E. coli.
Kamberlyn’s mother Brittany Randall states, “A few days later, on Oct. 11 we went to the emergency room because she texted me and said that she had bloody stool and urine and puking blood as well.”
She then went to the emergency room here in Grand Junction. She was then transferred to the children's hospital on the Front Range due to acute kidney failure.
Bowler states, “I could still have like kidney problems for the rest of my life.”
On Tuesday, McDonald's held a news brief to discuss what the next move is for the Golden Arcs. During the meeting officials mentioned they removed the onions from this facility which is Taylor Farms and from the supply chain as of Oct. 22 before the CDC notice went out.
A McDonald’s official states, “There are contaminated onions grown in Colorado. So I will note that the FDA is investigating this. So the FDA has jurisdiction over produce, whereas USDA has jurisdiction over protein, like beef.”
Joe Erlinger, president of McDonald’s of North America, states, “On behalf of the McDonald's system, I want you to hear from me: we are sorry.“
The Colorado Department Of Agriculture completed its testing over the weekend and the results confirmed no detections of E. Coli in the beef patty from a Quarter Pounder Hamburger.
A McDonald’s official states, "Even a statement coming out yesterday from the USDA FS, is ‘We're confident in asking our beef suppliers to produce a new supply of fresh beef patties in the impacted areas and we'll resume distribution of that fresh supply this week.’ That means the Quarter Pounder is expected to be available in all restaurants in the coming week."
The Food Safety and Inspection Services Division also affirmed on Monday, the evidence says the ground beef is not a likely source of contamination.
“It's definitely scary to see your kid, just like deteriorating and not in her body, not working for her,” Randall said.