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Foodborne illnesses at restaurant chains are rare but can sicken customers, roil businesses
- Taco Bell removed lettuce from its national supply chain on Thursday after the FDA identified a supplier as the source of a cyclospora outbreak, with the ingredient replaced within 24 hours in select states.
- Federal investigators identified Taylor Farms, based in Salinas, California, as the source of suspect lettuce from Mexico. The outbreak has sickened at least 104 people across 14 states, with 34 hospitalized.
- Taylor Farms also supplied onions linked to the 2024 foodborne illness outbreak on McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers, demonstrating the supplier's repeated involvement in contamination incidents.
- Federal health officials stressed that other "brands, restaurants, retailers, or distribution channels" could be identified as the investigation continues, while Taco Bell described the removal as precautionary.
- Past outbreaks at Chipotle and Jack in the Box historically drove regulatory changes in food production, including mandated Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point systems designed to limit contamination spread.
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July 17 (Reuters) - Foodborne illness outbreaks have repeatedly disrupted U.S. restaurant chains, triggering recalls, lawsuits and heightened regulatory scrutiny while pressuring customer traffic and sales. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on...
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Foodborne illnesses at restaurant chains are rare but can sicken customers, roil businesses
Big U.S. restaurant chains don’t get linked to foodborne illness outbreaks often. But the number of meals they serve causes a lot of concern when contamination of some kind sickens customers.
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