McDonald's says onions from California-based produce company linked to deadly E. coli outbreak

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A California-based produce company was the source of fresh onions linked 
to a deadly E. coli food poisoning outbreak at McDonald’s, officials with 
the restaurant chain said Thursday. Meanwhile, other fast-food restaurants 
— including Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC and Burger King — 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. 
McDonald’s didn’t say which facility it was.

An 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. The recalled 
onions came from a Taylor Farms facility in Colorado, a U.S. Foods 
spokesperson said. But the wholesaler also noted that it wasn’t a 
McDonald’s supplier and that its recall didn’t include any products sold 
at the fast-food chain’s restaurants.

Taylor Farms did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

Louisville, Kentucky-based Yum Brands wouldn’t say where onions were 
removed or whether the company uses the same supplier as McDonald’s. Yum 
Brands said it will continue to follow guidance from regulators and its 
suppliers.

Restaurant Brands International, which owns Burger King, said Thursday 
that 5% of its restaurants use onions distributed by Taylor Farms’ 
Colorado facility. Burger King restaurants get deliveries of whole, fresh 
onions and its employees wash, peel and slice them.

Even though it wasn’t contacted by health officials and it had no 
indications of illness, Restaurant Brands said it asked the restaurants 
that received onions from the Colorado facility to dispose of them two 
days ago. The company said it’s restocking with onions from other 
suppliers.

Chipotle said Thursday it doesn’t source onions from Taylor Farms or us 
any other ingredients from the Colorado facility.

Onions have been implicated in previous outbreaks. In 2015, Taylor Farms 
recalled a celery and onion mix used in Costco chicken salads after 19 
people were sickened with E. coli. Last year, 80 people were sickened and 
one died in an outbreak of salmonella poisoning tied to bagged diced 
onions from Gills Onions of Oxnard, California.

At least 10 people have been hospitalized in the McDonald’s outbreak, 
including a child who suffered a severe kidney disease complication as a 
result of the infection. Illnesses were confirmed between Sept. 27 and 
Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Victims were infected with E. coli 0157:H7, a type of bacteria that 
produces a dangerous toxin. It causes about 74,000 infections in the U.S. 
annually, leading to more than 2,000 hospitalizations and 61 deaths each 
year, according to CDC.

A Greeley, Colorado, man is suing McDonald’s after contracting an E. coli 
infection. In a lawsuit filed this week, Eric Stelly said he ate food from 
local McDonald’s on Oct. 4 and fell ill two days later. After he sought 
emergency care, health officials confirmed his infection was part of the 
outbreak.

Symptoms occur of E. coli poisoning can occur quickly, within a day or two 
of eating contaminated food. They typically include fever, vomiting, 
diarrhea or bloody diarrhea and signs of dehydration — little or no 
peeing, increased thirst and dizziness. The infection is especially 
dangerous for children younger than 5, people who are elderly, pregnant or 
who have weakened immune systems.


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