McDonald’s E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Slivered Onions Served in Quarter Pounders

McDonald’s officials say the outbreak has been traced back to a California-based produce company.
McDonald’s E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Slivered Onions Served in Quarter Pounders
A McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger and coke in an illustration picture taken in New York on Oct. 24, 2024. Brendan McDermid/Reuters
Rudy Blalock
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A recent E. coli outbreak has been traced back to a California-based produce company that supplied onions linked to the illnesses at McDonald’s, officials with the fast-food chain said Thursday.

They said that Taylor Farms, headquartered in Salinas, sent onions to one McDonald’s distribution facility, which led the chain to remove its Quarter Pounder hamburgers from restaurants in several states. McDonald’s didn’t say which facility it was.