McDonald’s Onion Supplier Faces E. Coli Outbreak Class Action

Taylor Fresh Foods Inc., a supplier of yellow onions used in McDonald’s Corp.'s Quarter Pounders, failed to tell customers about the risk of E. coli in its products, a consumer class action alleged.

“Consumers expect the food they purchase to be safe for consumption and not contaminated by harmful bacteria,” the complaint filed Thursday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California said. “Other manufacturers formulate, produce, and sell non-harmful foods including onions, which is evidence that the risk inherent with Defendant’s Products is demonstrably avoidable.”

Lead plaintiff Trevor Keene seeks to represent a nationwide consumer class ...