A Timeline of Chipotle’s Five Outbreaks

The multistate E. coli outbreak linked to Chipotle that began in October has garnered extensive national coverage, but it’s just one of five outbreaks the “fast casual” restaurant chain has had to deal with since July. The other four outbreaks took place in single states; however, three of them were larger than the multistate outbreak. In total, more than 350 people have been sickened at Chipotle this year. Here are the details we currently have for Chipotle’s five outbreaks: Seattle When: Late July Sickened: At least 2 people Culprit: E. coli Source: Unknown Simi Valley, CA When: August Sickened: About 98 people Culprit: Norovirus Source: Unknown Minnesota When: August and September Sickened: 64 people Culprit: Salmonella Newport Source: Tomatoes CA, IL, MD, MN, NY, OH, OR, PA, WA When: Began Oct. 19 Sickened: 52 people Culprit: E. coli O26 Source: Unknown Boston When: December Sickened: At least 136 people Culprit: Norovirus Source: Unknown (To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here.)