Status
Ongoing; updates will be provided as they become available.
Recommendation
Consumers who have already eaten slivered onions at McDonald’s and have symptoms of E. coli infection should contact their health care provider to report their symptoms and receive care immediately.
McDonald’s stores in affected states have temporarily stopped using slivered onions. Diced onions used at McDonald’s have not been implicated in this outbreak.
According to available information, it is unlikely that recalled yellow onions were sold to grocery stores or directly to consumers.
Food service customers should not sell or serve Taylor Farms recalled yellow onions and should follow FDA’s safe handling and cleaning advice and use extra care in cleaning and sanitizing any surfaces and containers that may have come in contact with recalled product to reduce the risk of cross-contamination. Customers should also ensure that they did not freeze recalled onions or foods containing recalled onions.