A produce company based in California was the source of fresh onions linked to a deadly E. coli food poisoning outbreak at McDonald’s. That's what officials with the restaurant chain said Thursday.
At the same time, some other fast-food restaurants — including Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC and Burger King — have also pulled onions from some menus.
McDonald’s officials said that Taylor Farms, of Salinas, California, sent onions to one distribution facility, which led the fast-food chain to remove Quarter Pounder hamburgers from restaurants in several states.
The E.coli outbreak tied to the burgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including a person who died, federal health officials have said. Investigators said they were focused on slivered onions as a potential source of the infections.
U.S. Foods, a major wholesaler to restaurants across the country, said Thursday that Taylor Farms had issued a recall this week for peeled whole and diced yellow onions for potential E. coli contamination.
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