Burger King, Taco Bell, KFC and others pull onions after McDonald's E. coli outbreak
McDonald’s previously said in a statement that early findings pointed to slivered onions on their Quarter Pounder as a possible source of the contamination.
Burger King, Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut have all pulled onions from a portion of their restaurants following reports of a “severe” E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders.
In a statement sent to TODAY.com Thursday, Oct. 24, a Burger King spokesperson said, “We have reviewed our restaurant supply given recent announcements. There is no crossover with McDonald’s for the vast majority of our onion facilities.”
But, the spokesperson added, “About 5% of our restaurants do receive onions distributed from the Taylor Farms Colorado facility.”
Burger King said that its restaurant “only uses whole, fresh onions” and that employees cut, peel, wash and slice them daily.
“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,” the statement concluded.
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