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Popular burger joint Shake Shack closed nine locations in September, including five in the Los Angeles area.

The E. coli cases linked to carrots comes after another high-profile outbreak in the US, related to slivered onions on some McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers.

McDonald's suspended sales of the Quarter Pounder burger in October in about a fifth of its US restaurants in response to the outbreak.

"I remember taking out what looked like a burger patty and placing it in a hot pan. As it cooked it started looking like a well-seared steak."

The fast-casual burger spot Shake Shack closed nine underperforming restaurants in September, including five in the Los Angeles area.