Jack Dunn, a spokesman for BC, told USA Today College nearly all the more than 120 students with the norovirus told the school’s health department they had eaten at the area’s Chipotle restaurant.
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More than 120 students of Boston College were reported getting sick after eating at Chipotle restaurant.
It is important to point towards the fact that the Boston Public Health Commission said that the initial results of the test conducted by officials showed the presence of norovirus.
Dr. Thomas Nary, director of university health services, announced Wednesday that the symptoms are consistent with norovirus. The City of Boston temporarily closed the restaurant until further notice. At last count, the E. coli incident had affected 52 people across nine states, with 47 saying they ate at Chipotle in the week before falling ill. The symptoms of the norovirus includes vomiting, nausea, malaise, muscle pain, diarrhea and also incubation can occur within two to eight days.
That would mark the first time the sales figure has declined since Chipotle went public in 2006.
Chipotle said it would undertake high-resolution testing of all fresh produce and step up employee training to prevent future problems.
The restaurant was closed and cited for three serious health violations.
Earlier yesterday, founder and co-chief executive officer Steve Ells apologised to patrons who became sick after eating at Chipotle restaurants.
Norovirus is the number one cause of outbreaks from contaminated food in the United States and affects an estimated 20 million Americans every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Boston outbreak initially spurred worries that it may have also been E. coli, which can in the worst cases cause kidney failure.
The food-safety concerns have hurt Chipotle’s business and prompted the company to sharply reduce fourth-quarter sales and earnings estimates.
Mr. Ellis’ remarks came only a day after local health authorities claimed that 80 customers had fallen sick from the norovirus tied to the company’s chain in Boston. The exact source of the E. coli has not been pinpointed, but Ells said that if there’s a “silver lining” to the incidents, it’s that the chain is paying closer attention to its ingredients.
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In July, five cases of E. coli were reported and linked to a Chipotle in Seattle, Washington, while a different strain caused the much larger outbreak in October.
