Latest E. Coli Outbreak Traced to Green Onions

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California's farming industry is girding for another potential black eye after a second outbreak this year of a potentially deadly E. coli strain linked to its crops.

Green onions served in Taco Bell restaurants are suspected as the source of dozens of illnesses in the Eastern United States and the fast-food chain has called for an industry review of the produce supply chain stretching to California.

The onions came from the seaside region around Oxnard in Southern California. The small city on the edge of the greater Los Angeles area is surrounded by acres and acres of strawberry farms and fields growing onions, lettuce, and other crops.

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