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US fast-food chains pull onions from menus after McDonald's E coli outbreak

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Multiple restaurant chains, including Yum! Brands (Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC) and Restaurant Brands International (Burger King), have removed fresh onions from some of their locations due to contamination concerns. According to McDonald's, the contaminated onions came from Taylor Farms, a California-based supplier. At least 49 people have fallen ill in 10 US states due to the contaminated onions, prompting the removal of onions from some restaurants.

  1. US
    US Food and Drug Administration
    1. Yellow onions were sold to additional food service customers. Customers who received recalled onions have been directly notified of the recall.
  2. US
    Burger King
    1. Despite no contact from health authorities and no indications of illness, we proactively asked our 5% of restaurants who received whole onions distributed by this facility to dispose of them immediately two days ago and we are in the process of restocking them from other facilities.
  3. US
    Yum! Brands Inc
    1. We will continue following supplier and regulatory guidance to ensure the ongoing safety and quality of our food.
  4. US
    Sysco Corp
    1. Sysco has communicated to customers and a limited number of our sites instructions regarding the supplier-initiated recall of yellow onions.
  5. US
    Johnny Rockets
    1. We have identified an extremely limited number of Buffalo's Cafe locations and Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses that are currently utilizing Taylor Farms as a supplier for onions.

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sources

  1. 1.CNA News
  2. 2.Al Jazeera
  3. 3.The Times of India
  4. 4.France 24
  5. 5.Bloomberg News
  6. 6.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.Disasters
  2. 2.Scandal
  3. 3.Lawsuit
  4. 4.Food industry
  5. 5.Foodborne illness

countries

  1. 1.MexicoMX
  2. 2.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.McDonaldsUS
  2. 2.Burger KingUS
  3. 3.Taylor FarmsUS
  4. 4.US Food and Drug AdministrationUS
  5. 5.Sysco CorpUS
  6. 6.Taco Bell
  7. 7.KFC
  8. 8.Pizza Hut
  9. 9.Restaurant Brands International
  10. 10.US Centers for Disease Control and PreventionUS
  11. 11.Chicken Meat Federation
  12. 12.Hershey Co

persons

  1. 1.Hugh Johnston
  2. 2.Charity Atkinson
  3. 3.David Tarantino
  4. 4.Jesus Martinez
  5. 5.Maria Gonzales
  6. 6.Mike Stewart
  7. 7.Monica Martinez

technicals

  1. 1.Quarter Pounder
  2. 2.Chicken McNuggets