Chipotle E. Coli Outbreak Spreads To Six States!

Forty-five people in six different states have contracted food poisoning after eating at a Chipotle restaurant this fall, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Most cases, 26, were in Washington State. The CDC also reported two cases in California, two in Minnesota, two in New York, one in Ohio, and 13 in Oregon. At least 16 people have been hospitalized.
The outbreak occurred between October 19 and November 8 — but the number might continue to rise. Officials said that due to the lag in reporting data, new cases that occurred after October 31 are still possible.
This is not Chipotle’s first run-in with food-borne illness. The company is already facing lawsuits from two recent incidents: In August, more than 100 people at a Chipotle in Simi Valley, CA, contracted norovirus (often called stomach flu). In that same month, 45 people in Minnesota got sick from salmonella-tainted tomatoes traced to 22 different Chipotle locations.

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