Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC Pull Onions After E. Coli Outbreak.

ESCHERICHIA coli; RESTAURANTS; MCDONALD'S Corp.; GROCERY wholesalers; INDUSTRIAL location; FOOD quality; TACO Bell Corp.; KFC Corp.

Yum! Brands Inc. and Burger King have removed onions from some of their locations as a precautionary measure following an E. Coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Corp. Yum withdrew fresh onions from Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC without specifying affected stores or regions. Burger King stated that it sources some onions from a Colorado facility that supplied McDonald's impacted by the outbreak. The restaurant industry is closely monitoring the situation after the CDC reported illnesses and one death related to pre-slivered onions served on McDonald's Quarter Pounders. McDonald's has removed the product from 20% of its US restaurants and is cooperating with health authorities to determine the source of contamination. [Extracted from the article]

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