Taco Bell Linked to E. Coli Outbreak

December 2006

According to health officials, more than 60 people in at least four states have confirmed cases of E. coli linked to food consumed at Taco Bell restaurants. Sixty-one people have reported cases of E. coli, 20 of the E. coli cases are confirmed. The tainted food has hospitalized 50 and seven have developed hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS), a type of kidney failure, due the E. coli-tainted food.

Taco Bell removed scallions from its 5,800 U.S. restaurants after an independent lab confirmed a dangerous strain of the E. coli bacteria in samples of their green onions. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) continue to investigate all non-meat Taco Bell ingredients.

To date, five states have reported cases of E. coli. These states include Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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Source: “E. Coli Sickens at Least 39 in New Jersey and New York; Taco Bell Units Are Under Scrutiny.” By Robert D. McFadden. The New York Times. December 6, 2006.