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US: E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Onions Hits McDonald’s, Sparks Nationwide Recall

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has identified fresh onions as the probable source of an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s restaurants, resulting in 49 illnesses and one death. Taylor Farms, which supplies onions to McDonald’s, has recalled several batches of yellow onions from a Colorado facility. McDonald’s has temporarily removed its quarter-pounder hamburger, which includes fresh onions, from menus…