Beef patties cleared in McDonald’s E. coli incident

“We are now confident in asking our beef suppliers to produce a new supply of fresh beef patties for the impacted areas,” Piña said, adding that distribution of patties will resume in the coming week.

Slivered onions from Taylor Farms were identified as the source of the outbreak. McDonald’s said the 900 restaurants that historically received slivered onions from Taylor Farms’ Colorado Springs facility will resume sales of Quarter Pounders without onions. Those restaurants are in Colorado, Kansas, and Wyoming, as well as portions of Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Utah.

“We are committed to making this right for any customers who have eaten at McDonald’s and suffered an illness as a result of the outbreak,” Piña said.

The FDA is continuing its investigation into Taylor Farms’ Colorado Springs facility. McDonald’s removed from its supply chain slivered onions from this facility on October 22 and also announced it had stopped sourcing onions from the Taylor Farms’ Colorado Springs facility indefinitely. KFC, Taco Bell, Burger King and Pizza Hut have also removed the onion products from their restaurants.

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As expected, cases in the outbreak continue to climb. A total of 75 individuals have reported illness, most of whom report eating at McDonald’s. One fatality was reported early in the outbreak.