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And around and around we go.
I was thinking of just copy and pasting my last ‘Chipotle Causes Uncontrollable Doo Doo Sauce‘ post, but contrary to popular belief, I have a shred of integrity.
According to Business Insider, public health officials are investigating a potential illness outbreak tied to a Los Angeles Chipotle (address for you bros in the area: 4550 W. Pico Blvd).
A Chipotle spokesperson, who is overworked and likely underpaid, said the company is aware of the reports.
“We take any report of illness very seriously,” said Chris Arnold, a Chipotle spokesman. “We are aware of three reports (two of which appear to be the same) on a user-generated reporting site, but there is no clinical validation associated with those reports, and we have not been contacted by customers directly to substantiate these claims.”
Arnold says that the company has implemented heightened sanitization measures at this restaurant “as a precautionary measure.”
Numerous people who claim they have dined at the Pico Boulevard Chipotle relayed their stories to the website iwaspoisoned.com, a site that allows people to anonymously report suspected foodborne illnesses.
Five reports claim that at least seven people fell sick after eating there around December 13, Business Insider reports.
Those complaints included, but aren’t limited to, the following:
“My whole family and I ate at Chipotle two days before we started experiencing stomach pains and nausea,” one person wrote. “It was constant vomiting every two hours and weakness. We all had burrito bowls with meat, beans, rice, and guac. The symptoms lasted for two days now. We’re starting to feel better, but it was a very uncomfortable experience and we won’t be going to Chipotle anymore after this.”
Another person said: “Ate there on Wednesday and symptoms started late the next day with nausea, stomach distress, diarrhea, and vomiting. I only linked it because a co-worker is having the same symptoms and that is what we had in common.”
Word to the wise: if you live in the So-Cal area, avoid Chipotle and hit up the 39 billion Mexican food trucks all claiming to be “the best.”
[h/t Business Insider]