Wendy’s Restaurants Linked to E. Coli Outbreak in CDC Inquiry

Wendy’s Co. restaurants were linked to an outbreak of dangerous E. coli bacteria in an investigation of dozens of cases, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

Wendy’s removed some romaine lettuce from stores as a precaution after 22 people in a midwestern E. coli outbreak reported eating at the restaurants in the week before their illnesses began, the CDC said.

The CDC isn’t telling people to avoid eating at Wendy’s or to stop eating romaine lettuce and said a specific food hasn’t been confirmed as the source of the outbreak. Wendy’s shares fell as much as …