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Daniel Keane

McDonald's E.coli outbreak that killed one and hospitalised 27 blamed on onions

People fell ill after eating McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers (File picture) - (Getty Images)

US health authorities have said that fresh, slivered onions used by McDonald's were the cause of an E.coli outbreak that killed one and hospitalised 27 people.

The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the onions were supplied by California-based company Taylor Farms, which issued a voluntary recall.

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