Burger King, KFC and More Pull Onions After McDonald’s E.Coli Outbreak

Several restaurant chains have pulled onions from their menus in some areas after an E. coli outbreak was linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder, according to reports.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Tuesday, Oct. 22, that it is investigating 49 illnesses linked “to slivered onions used in the Quarter Pounder and sourced by a single supplier that serves three distribution centers,” after one person died and 10 were hospitalized after eating the popular menu item.

Following the news, Taylor Farms issued a recall on its peeled, diced and whole peeled yellow onion packs “due to potential E.Coli contamination,” and urged customers to “stop using affected” products “as soon as possible.”

Burger King confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE that it has “reviewed” its “restaurant supply” and determined that “there is no crossover with McDonald’s for the vast majority of our onion facilities.”

A spokesperson noted that while its restaurant mainly “only uses whole, fresh onions” in their restaurants daily, a small percentage of their locations “do receive onions distributed from the Taylor Farms Colorado facility.”

“Despite no contact from health authorities and no indications of illness, we proactively asked our 5% of restaurants who received whole onions distributed by this facility to dispose of them immediately two days ago and we are in the process of restocking them from other facilities,” they said.

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Yum! Brands told Today that its brands Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut have “removed fresh onions” from “select” restaurant locations as well “out of an abundance of caution” due to the E.Coli outbreak.

“We will continue following supplier and regulatory guidance to ensure the ongoing safety and quality of our food,” they added in a statement to the outlet.

Yum! Brands did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

Following the news of the E.Coli outbreak, McDonald’s chief supply chain officer, Cesar Piña shared an internal message on the brand’s newsroom site that “all local restaurants have been instructed to remove this product from their supply and we have paused the distribution of all slivered onions in the impacted area.”

In some states, the Quarter Pounder has also been temporarily removed from the menu.

“All other menu items, including other beef products (including the Cheeseburger, Hamburger, Big Mac, McDouble and the Double Cheeseburger) are unaffected and available,” he added in part. “We will continue to work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and are committed to providing timely updates as we restore our full menu,” he added.

A complaint has also been filed against the restaurant by one Colo. resident who allegedly fell ill after consuming McDonald’s Quarter Pounder, and his attorney said there could be more complaints to come.

Ron Simon & Associates law firm has established a McDonald’s E. Coli Claim Center for victims of the outbreak which can be reached by phone or on the firm’s website.