A dozen other students who did not eat at the Mexican fast-food chain’s Cleveland Circle location have also reported norovirus symptoms, college officials said. The school said that 12 of those students did not eat at the restaurant.
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The chain closed all 43 restaurants in Washington and OR during an E. coli outbreak in October and November.
The norovirus can be transmitted through contaminated food or water, or by touching contaminated surfaces, according to the CDC. Finally, Vetr lowered Chipotle Mexican Grill from a hold rating to a sell rating and set a $726.93 price objective for the company.in a report on Tuesday, October 13th.
Nearby Boston college now says more than 140 of its students became sick with a gastrointestinal illness after eating at the restaurant and led Boston health officials to order its closure Monday. They’re down almost 24 percent since October 13, when news of E. coli outbreak first emerged.
At least 120 Boston College students who ate at a local Chipotle last weekend have been sickened in an outbreak of the highly contagious norovirus, the most common cause of food-related disease outbreaks in the U.S. “Since this incident began, we have significantly increased our efforts to ensure that our teams are adhering to all of our food safety protocols”.
“It has caused us to put into place practices… that will put us 10 to 15 years ahead of the industry norm”. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $4.15 earnings per share.
Barclays reiterated their neutral rating on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
Asked whether the company could recover financially, Ells said “certainly”. “The South Lake Union restaurant closed today has received red violations on three consecutive visits, including the inspection today (its second inspection since the E. coli outbreak)”, a King County Public Health spokeswoman wrote.
In its annual report, Chipotle has noted that it may be at a higher risk for outbreaks of food-borne illnesses because of its “fresh produce and meats rather than frozen, and our reliance on employees cooking with traditional methods rather than automation”.
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Still, on Thursday, Ells took a more apologetic tone in emphasizing its safety changes.
