McDonald’s supplier recalls onions and tells a burrito chain to stop using the ingredient

  • McDonald’s supplier Taylor Farms recalled some yellow onions due to potential E. coli contamination.
  • Another restaurant received a notice about the recall on Wednesday, according to the Colorado Sun.
  • McDonald’s has pointed to onions as a likely source for a deadly E. coli outbreak this week.

A major McDonald’s supplier is reportedly recalling some of its yellow onions as the fast-food chain deals with a deadly E. coli outbreak.

Taylor Farms told Bloomberg late Wednesday that it hasn’t found E. coli in its onions yet but is acting “out of an abundance of caution.” The onions in question came from Taylor Farms operations in Colorado, according to the report. Taylor Farms did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

Food distributor US Foods sent a notice this week to Illegal Pete’s, a burrito chain with restaurants in Arizona and Colorado, saying that Taylor Farms was conducting the recall “due to potential E.coli contamination.” The letter, which was obtained by the Colorado Sun , told customers with certain batches of Taylor Farms onions to destroy them…

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