McDonald's says that onions e. Coli came from the Colorado Springs facility linked to the outbreak

COLORADO SPRINGS – In a press release from McDonald's, they say the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says onions cut from a Taylor Farms facility in Colorado Springs are a “potential source of contamination.”

McDonald's notes about 900 restaurants in Colorado, Kansas, Wyoming and other states received sleeved onions from the Colorado Springs facility.

As we reported, the following restaurants pulled onions from their menus as a precaution:

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KFC
pizza hut
Taco Bell

See: E. Illegal Pits removes onions amid coli outbreak

News5 reached out to the Colorado Springs Taylor Farms facility. They sent us the following statement:

“As a family-owned business we take pride in providing safe, healthy fresh food to people every day. We are saddened to see the illness and affected individuals and families from the current E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected and their families. Our priority remains the health and safety of our consumers. We have recalled yellow onions from our Taylor Farms Colorado facility that were shipped to food service customers. We continue to work with the CDC and FDA who are investigating [cdc.gov] source of outbreak. All Taylor Farms products on the market today are safe to eat.”

Taylor Farms

We have new numbers from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on the number of people affected by this outbreak.

The agency said at least 75 people have fallen ill in 13 states. Of those, 22 people were hospitalized and one, who lived in western Colorado, died.

Covering Colorado

Associated with McDonald's in Colorado. One person died after a coli outbreak

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